The moral vision of the New Testament : community, cross, new creation : a contemporary introduction to New Testament ethics /
Published by : HarperOne, (New York :) Physical details: xv, 508 pages ; 24 cm ISBN:9780060637965; 006063796X.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie | 241.09 HAY (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | APA022257 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-484) and indexes.
The descriptive task: visions of the moral life in the new testament -- Paul: the Koin�onia of his sufferings -- Developments of the Pauline tradition -- The gospel of Mark: taking up the cross -- The gospel of Matthew: training for the kingdom of heaven -- Luke-acts: liberation through the power of the spirit -- The gospel and Epistles of John: loving one another -- Excursus: the role of "the historical Jesus" -- Revelation: resisting the beast -- The synthetic task: finding coherence in the moral vision of the new testament -- Diverse voices in the New Testament canon -- Three focal images: community, cross, new creation -- The Hermeneutical task: the use of the new testament in Christian ethics -- How do ethicists use scripture? Diagnostic questions -- Five representative Hermeneutical strategies -- How shall we use the texts? Normative proposals -- The pragmatic task: living under the word--test cases -- Violence in defense of justice -- Divorce and remarriage -- Homosexuality -- Anti-Judaism and ethnic conflict -- Abortion.
Analyzes the ethical vision of the New Testament related to issues such as violence, divorce, homosexuality, and abortion. Discusses themes of community, cross, and new creation.
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