TY - BOOK AU - Hays,Richard B. TI - The moral vision of the New Testament: community, cross, new creation : a contemporary introduction to New Testament ethics SN - 9780060637965 AV - BS2545.E8 H39 1996 U1 - 241.09 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - HarperOne KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Critique, interpr�etation, etc KW - fast KW - Ethics in the Bible KW - Christian ethics KW - Morale dans la Bible KW - Nieuwe Testament KW - gtt KW - Christelijke ethiek N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/hc044/96011845.html ER -