Let justice roll down
Subtitle: the Old Testament, ethics, and Christian life
By: Bruce C. Birch
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Louisville, Ky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780664240264
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Christian ethics -- History.; Ethics in the Bible.; Narration in the Bible.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 348-353) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part one : Method and approach.; title: 1. The role of the Old Testament in Christian ethics; title: 2. Old Testament narrative and moral address; title: Part two : The Old Testament story as moral resource.; title: 3. Creator and creation; title: 4. From promise to deliverance; title: 5. People of the covenant; title: 6. Royal ideal and royal reality; title: 7. Prophetic confrontation; title: 8. Exile and return; title: 9. Wisdom and morality; title: Epilogue : Canon and continuity