Understanding Jesus’ economic interest and competency should not be surprising when we remember that Jesus spent the majority of his life on earth learning carpentry and running a small business. In Jesus’ first-century context, he was known first and foremost as a carpenter from Nazareth.
Taken from The Economics of Neighborly Love by Tom Nelson, Copyright (c) 2017, by Tom Nelson. Published by InterVarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. www.ivpress.com