The ethical vision of the Bible
Subtitle: learning good from knowing God
By: Peter W. Gosnell
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Downers Grove, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9780830840281
Subjects: Ethics in the Bible
Description: The Ethical Vision of the Bible equips students and others with an interest in deepening their understanding of biblical ethics to listen carefully to the variety of ethical emphases found within the Bible itself. Focusing especially on Torah (the Law), Proverbs, the Prophets, the Gospels and Paul, this book enables the reader to trace key ethical patterns as they develop from the flow of thought of these biblical texts in their own contexts. -- from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: What is Biblical ethics?; title: From disorder to order : ethics in Torah 1; title: Mercy, covenant and instructing law : ethics in Torah 2; title: Holiness and love in the covenant : ethics in Torah 3; title: Wisdom and consequences : the book of Proverbs; title: Prophets : ethics or morality?; title: Reversal and exemplar : Jesus and the kingdom in Luke; title: Perfection, mercy and imitation : Jesus and the kingdom in Matthew; title: Transformation in practice : Paul and 1 Corinthians; title: Transformation explained : Paul and Romans; title: Concluding thoughts : what can we do with all of this?