Title: At home in a strange land : using the Old Testament in Christian ethics /
Authors: Sloane, Andrew.
Publisher: Hendrickson Publishers,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Bible. Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Ethics in the Bible.; Christian ethics.
Contents: Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Equipment for the Journey -- The Moral Authority of the Old Testament -- Hermeneutics: How Do We Interpret the Bible? -- Hermeneutics and the Bible as God's Word -- The Old Testament and the Shape of Christian Ethics -- Chapter 2: Getting Going -- Law (Torah): Leviticus 19:9-10 -- Narrative: 2 Samuel 11-12 -- Poetry: Psalm 24 -- Prophets: Micah 6:6-8 -- Wisdom: Ecclesiastes 11 -- Chapter 3: Avoiding Pitfalls, Hacking through the Jungle -- Slavery -- Clean and Unclean -- Holy War -- Chapter 4: Exploring the Territory -- The Creation Story: Genesis 1-3 -- The Decalogue (Ten Commandments): Deuteronomy 5:6-21 -- Chapter 5: Bringing the Old Testament Home -- Cloning -- Isaiah 46 and the Critique of Idolatry -- Last Words: On Finding a Home in a Strange Land -- Appendix A: The Geek Zone (a.k.a. Annotated Bibliography) -- General Works on the Old Testament and Ethics -- General Introductions to the Old Testament -- General Works on Christian Ethics -- Appendix B: Further Travels in the Geek Zone (a.k.a. For Further Reading) -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Ancient Sources.