Identity Ethics And Ethos In The New Testament

Author : Jan G. van der Watt
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 661 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110893939

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Identity, Ethics, and Ethos in the New Testament by Jan G. van der Watt Pdf

The book deals with the relation between identity, ethics, and ethos in the New Testament. The focus falls on the way in which the commandments or guidelines presented in the New Testament writings inform the behaviour of the intended recipients. The habitual behaviour (ethos) of the different Christian communities in the New Testament are plotted and linked to their identity. Apart from analytical categories like ethos, ethics, and identity that are clearly defined in the book, efforts are also made to broaden the specific analytical categories related to ethical material. The way in which, for instance, narratives, proverbial expressions, imagery, etc. inform the reader about the ethical demands or ethos is also explored.

Author : Timothy J. Murray
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161564741

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Restricted Generosity in the New Testament by Timothy J. Murray Pdf

La 4e de couverture indique : "In this monograph, Timothy J. Murray studies early Christian practices of financial generosity by examining when, why and how they restricted their generosity. He analyzes the New Testament in its social context, arguing that common cultural ideals of mutual support in a family were adopted by the fictive-family of the early church."

Author : Jan Willem van Henten,Joseph Verheyden
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004242159

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Early Christian Ethics in Interaction with Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts by Jan Willem van Henten,Joseph Verheyden Pdf

In Early Christian Ethics in Interaction with Jewish and Greco-Roman Contexts experts from various fields analyze the process of transformation of early Christian ethics because of the ongoing interaction with Jewish, Greco-Roman and Christian traditions.

Author : Daniel Gurtner,Juan Hernández, Jr.,Paul Foster
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 732 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004300026

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Studies on the Text of the New Testament and Early Christianity by Daniel Gurtner,Juan Hernández, Jr.,Paul Foster Pdf

A collection of essays in honour of Prof. Michael Holmes. The volume is arranged in two parts focusing on textual criticism and the Apostolic Fathers respectively.

Author : Joel B. Green
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441245663

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The New Testament and Ethics by Joel B. Green Pdf

This convenient text utilizes material from the well-received Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics to introduce students to the use of the New Testament for moral formation. This handy and affordable book-by-book survey of the New Testament contains key articles written by leading scholars and targeted to the needs of the classroom. It will serve as an excellent supplementary text in New Testament courses. The stellar list of contributors includes Robert Brawley, Bruce Chilton, Charles Cosgrove, David deSilva, Victor Paul Furnish, and Glen Harold Stassen.

Author : James W. Thompson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666739480

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Christ and Culture in the New Testament by James W. Thompson Pdf

Believers in an increasingly secular world face the challenge of responding to the cultural changes that have taken place in the past generation, as Christians become a "cognitive minority," especially in the West. Some attempt to restore the Christian culture of the past with political activism, and others accommodate to the cultural changes. Christians in a post-Christian world can learn much from believers who lived in the pre-Christian period. The New Testament demonstrates that, in a pluralistic and syncretistic world of religions, Christian identity exists neither through absorption into the culture nor through total withdrawal but through dialogue and critique.

Author : J. Brian Tucker,Coleman A. Baker
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567001184

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T&T Clark Handbook to Social Identity in the New Testament by J. Brian Tucker,Coleman A. Baker Pdf

Combining the insights of many leading New Testament scholars writing on the use of social identity theory this new reference work provides a comprehensive handbook to the construction of social identity in the New Testament. Part one examines key methodological issues and the ways in which scholars have viewed and studied social identity, including different theoretical approaches, and core areas or topics which may be used in the study of social identity, such as food, social memory, and ancient media culture. Part two presents worked examples and in-depth textual studies covering core passages from each of the New Testament books, as they relate to the construction of social identity. Adopting a case-study approach, in line with sociological methods the volume builds a picture of how identity was structured in the earliest Christ-movement. Contributors include; Philip Esler, Warren Carter, Paul Middleton, Rafael Rodriquez, and Robert Brawley.

Author : Susan J. Wendel,David Miller
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467446280

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Torah Ethics and Early Christian Identity by Susan J. Wendel,David Miller Pdf

Explores the relationship between the Mosaic law and early Christian ethics In this volume thirteen respected scholars explore the relationship between the Mosaic law and early Christian ethics, examining early Christian appropriation of the Torah and looking at ways in which the law continued to serve as an ethical reference point for Christ-believers — whether or not they thought Torah observance was essential. These noteworthy essays compare differences in interpretation and application of the law between Christians and non-Christian Jews; investigate ways in which Torah-inspired ethical practices helped Christ-believing communities articulate their distinct identities and social responsibilities; and look at how presentations of the law in early Christian literature might inform Christian social and ethical practices today. Posing a unified set of questions to a diverse range of texts, Torah Ethics and Early Christian Identity will stimulate new thinking about a complex phenomenon commonly overlooked by scholars and church leaders alike.

Author : Jacobus Kok,Martin Webber,Jemo van Nes
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-10
Category : Church history
ISBN : 9783643911155

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Drawing and Transcending Boundaries in the New Testament and Early Christianity by Jacobus Kok,Martin Webber,Jemo van Nes Pdf

The construction of early Christian identity was a dynamic process in which social boundaries were drawn but also transcended. The source documents of Christianity bear witness to the process and dynamics involved in the construction of insiders and outsiders - determining who is to be included and who excluded. In the super-diverse and super-mobile time in which we live, identity boundaries are often drawn. This volume explores not only New Testament and Early Christian texts to investigate these dynamics, but also how contemporary ideology can shape the reading of scripture to exclude or include others.

Author : Society of Biblical Literature. International Meeting,European Association of Biblical Studies
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781589834019

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Animosity, the Bible, and Us by Society of Biblical Literature. International Meeting,European Association of Biblical Studies Pdf

Author : Kiwoon Lee
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666778922

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Identity and Moral Formation in 1 Thessalonians by Kiwoon Lee Pdf

The author examines Paul’s first letter to the Thessalonians, shedding light on his significant role in shaping the identity and ethos of the early Christian community in first-century Thessalonica. By delving into Paul’s formative discourse, this book shows how Paul utilized the key concepts from the Hebrew Scriptures to substantiate God’s redemptive plan for the gentiles. The author discerns echoes of holiness, sanctification, the fulfillment of the new covenant, and the Day of the Lord within Paul’s writing. These notions serve as reminders to believers of their shared memory, narrative, and communal ethos as God’s chosen people. In the midst of the Thessalonians’ political and religious conflicts with their surrounding world, Paul guides them towards a self-recognition of their identity and cultivates a transformative daily ethos within their community. Furthermore, this book not only offers contemporary readers a deeper appreciation of their own distinctive identity as followers of Christ in today’s socio-cultural context, but it also invites them to actively engage with Paul’s formative discourse.

Author : James W. Thompson
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441234483

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Moral Formation according to Paul by James W. Thompson Pdf

This fresh treatment of Paul's ethics addresses this question: how, according to Paul, can Christian communities know how God wants them to live? Leading biblical scholar James Thompson explains that Paul offers a coherent moral vision based not only on the story of Christ but also on the norms of the law. Paul did not live with a sharp dichotomy of law and gospel and recognized the continuing importance of the law. Thompson makes a distinctive contribution by locating the roots of Paul's concrete ethical thought in Hellenistic Judaism rather than Hellenistic moral philosophy. Students of New Testament ethics and Pauline theology will value this work.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004445727

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Key Approaches to Biblical Ethics by Anonim Pdf

This volume explores key approaches to the method and study of biblical ethics of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament with an interdisciplinary focus.

Author : Christopher Armitage
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567700759

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Atonement and Ethics in 1 John by Christopher Armitage Pdf

Christopher Armitage considers previous theological perception of 1 John as a text advocating that God abhors violence, contrasted with biblical scholarship analysis that focuses upon the text's birth from hostile theological conflict between 'insiders' and 'outsiders', with immensely hostile rhetoric directed towards 'antichrists' and those who have left the community. Armitage argues that a peace-oriented reading of 1 John is still viable, but questions if the commandment that the community loves each other is intended to include their opponents, and whether the text can be of hermeneutic use to advocate non-violence and love of one's neighbour. This book examines five key words from 1 John, hilasmos, sfazo, anthropoktonos, agape and adelphos, looking at their background and use in the Old Testament in both Hebrew and the LXX, arguing that these central themes presuppose a God whose engagement with the world is not assuaging divine anger, nor ferocious defence of truth at the expense of love, but rather peace and avoidance of hatred that inevitably leads to violence and death. Armitage concludes that a peacemaking hermeneutic is not only viable, but integral to reading the epistle.

Author : Jan G. van der Watt
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161589423

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A Grammar of the Ethics of John by Jan G. van der Watt Pdf

After a century of neglect, Johannine ethics has enjoyed a recent surge in interest inspired by new theoretical insights in analysing ethical data in John's Gospel. By closely re-reading the text on the basis of this fresh research, Jan G. van der Watt's aim in the present volume is to reveal ethical data within its structural interrelatedness. The result is a comprehensive overview of basic questions related to ethics, such as what the basis or source of ethics actually is, whether identity plays a role in ethical decision making, how values and ethical requirements are to be recognised, what is expected of an ethical agent, and what ethical behaviour looks like. As a coherent guide to getting deeds done ethically, this first volume on the grammar of the apostle's ethics focuses on his Gospel, while a second is set to concentrate on his letters.