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Many Christian theologians appeal to the Old Testment Book of Genesis in regards to work.

According to Genesis 1, human beings were created in the image of God, and according to Genesis 2, Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden to " work it and keep it " ( 2: 15, ESV ).

Dorothy L. Sayers has argued that " work is the natural exercise and function of man – the creature who is made in the image of his Creator.

" Likewise, John Paul II said in Laborem Exercens that by his work, man shares in the image of his Creator.