Law And Ethics In Early Judaism And The New Testament

Author : Stephen Westerholm
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161551338

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Law and Ethics in Early Judaism and the New Testament by Stephen Westerholm Pdf

Pious Jews of the Second Temple period sought to conform their lives to Torah, the law God had given Israel. Their different sects disagreed, however, on how to interpret particular laws and even on the question of who had the authority to interpret them. Jesus and his earliest followers, while focusing primarily on what they believed God was doing in their own day, were repeatedly confronted with issues raised by its relation to God's prior revelation in Torah. This volume contains studies by Stephen Westerholm devoted to the meaning and place of Torah in Early Judaism as well as to New Testament understandings, particularly those of the gospels and Pauline literature. Attention is also given to the "New Perspective on Paul," to recent discussions of justification and Paul's relation to Judaism, and to aspects of the transmission of Jesus tradition among his earliest followers.

Author : J. L. Houlden
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567559869

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Ethics and the New Testament by J. L. Houlden Pdf

For centuries Christians have referred to the New Testament for guidance on moral conduct. But did the writers of the New Testament themselves agree on such questions as divorce, political obedience, wealth and the toleration of other religions? And have their often inconsistent views any relevance today? In Ethics and the New Testament, the author applies strict critical standards to the Gospels, epistles and other writings, which he examines in historical perspective. His explanation of contemporary attitudes-including gnosticism-helps to clarify the striking moral differences between Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, James and Paul. He attempts to discern the ethical standards and teachings of Jesus which are sometimes hidden in the present Biblical texts. And finally, he relates the moral injunctions of Christianity's central text to the modern age.

Author : Markus Bockmuehl
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567087344

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Jewish Law in Gentile Churches by Markus Bockmuehl Pdf

Why did the Gentile church keep Old Testament commandments about sex and idolatry, but disregard many others, like those about food or ritual purity? If there were any binding norms, what made them so, and on what basis were they articulated?In this important study, Markus Bockmuehl approaches such questions by examining the halakhic (Jewish legal) rationale behind the ethics of Jesus, Paul and the early Christians. He offers fresh and often unexpected answers based on careful biblical and historical study. His arguments have far-reaching implications not only for the study of the New Testament, but more broadly for the relationship between Christianity and Judaism.

Author : Wendel & Miller
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802873194

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Torah Ethics and Early Christian Identity by Wendel & 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 : Gordon M. Zerbe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Apocryphal books (Old Testament)
ISBN : 1474266258

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Non-retaliation in Early Jewish and New Testament Texts by Gordon M. Zerbe Pdf

I. The ethics of non-retaliation in early Judaism -- II. The ethics of non-retaliation in the New Testament.

Author : Gordon Zerbe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781474230353

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Non-Retaliation in Early Jewish and New Testament Texts by Gordon Zerbe Pdf

This study examines the varieties and continuities of ethical exhortations and ideals in the Jewish and Christian traditions (c. 200 BCE-100 CE) that fall under the rubric of non-retaliation. One of the principal conclusions of this thought-provoking work is that a critical factor in determining the shape of non-retaliatory ethics is whether the exhortation is applied to relations within the local and/or elect community or to relations with oppressors of the elect community. It becomes apparent also that the non-retaliatory ethic of the NT stands solidly in the tradition of non-retaliatory ethics in Early Judaism.

Author : John Barton
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199660438

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Ethics in Ancient Israel by John Barton Pdf

Ethics in Ancient Israel is a study of ethical thinking in ancient Israel from around the eighth to the second century BC. The evidence for this consists primarily of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and Apocrypha, but also other ancient Jewish writings such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and various anonymous and pseudonymous texts from shortly before the New Testament period. Professor John Barton argues that there were several models for thinking about ethics, including a 'divine command' theory, something approximating to natural law, a virtue ethic, and a belief in human custom and convention. Moreover, he examines ideas of reward and punishment, purity and impurity, the status of moral agents and patients, imitation of God, and the image of God in humanity. Barton maintains that ethical thinking can be found not only in laws but also in the wisdom literature, in the Psalms, and in narrative texts. There is much interaction with recent scholarship in both English and German. The book features discussion of comparative material from other ancient Near Eastern cultures and a chapter on short summaries of moral teaching, such as the Ten Commandments. This innovative work should be of interest to those concerned with the interpretation of the Old Testament but also to students of ethics.

Author : Jonathan Vroom
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004381643

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The Authority of Law in the Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism by Jonathan Vroom Pdf

In The Authority of Law in the Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism, Vroom tracks the emergence of legal obligation in early Judaism. He draws from legal theory to develop a means of identifying instances in which ancient interpreters treated a legal text as a source of binding obligation.

Author : Jeremiah Unterman
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780827612709

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Justice for All by Jeremiah Unterman Pdf

"Demonstrates how the Jewish Bible radically changed the course of ethical thought and as a result has had enormous influence on later Jewish thought and law, as well as on Christianity and the development of modern Western civilization"--

Author : William Straton Bruce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Bible
ISBN : UOM:39015063630761

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The Ethics of the Old Testament by William Straton Bruce Pdf

Author : Jörg Frey
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 929 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161560156

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Qumran, Early Judaism, and New Testament Interpretation by Jörg Frey Pdf

Back cover: How did the Qumran discoveries change New Testament scholarship? What are the main insights to be gained from the Qumran corpus with regard to the Jesus tradition, Paul's language and theology, the dualistic language and worldview of the Fourth Gospel, or the formation of the biblical Canon? The articles of this volume present the fruits of 25 years of scholarship on Qumran and the New Testament.

Author : Thomas Kazen
Publisher : SBL Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780884145325

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Impurity and Purification in Early Judaism and the Jesus Tradition by Thomas Kazen Pdf

This collection of essays by Thomas Kazen focuses on issues of purity and purification in early Judaism and the Jesus tradition. During the late Second Temple period, Jewish purity practices became more prominent than before and underwent substantial developments. These essays advance the ongoing conversation and debate about a number of key issues in the field, such as the relationship between ritual and morality, the role and function of metaphor, and the use of evolutionary and embodied perspectives. Kazen's research stands in constant dialogue with the major currents and main figures in purity research, including both historical (origin, development, practice) and cognitive (evolutionary, emotional, conceptual) approaches.

Author : Scott J. Hafemann
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783161577017

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Paul: Servant of the New Covenant by Scott J. Hafemann Pdf

Taking 2 Cor 3:6 as its starting point, the new and updated essays here assembled investigate the key passages in Romans, 1-2 Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians in which the covenant content and eschatological context of Paul's theology interpret one another. Developed over thirty years, Scott Hafemann's close reading of Paul's arguments, with an eye toward their OT/Jewish milieu, also advances the larger thesis that the various Israel/church, works/faith, and justification/judgment polarities in Paul's thinking do not represent a material contrast between a "law-way" and a "gospel-way" of relating to God. Rather, they epitomize an eschatological contrast between the character of God's people within the two eras of salvation history in which, by virtue of the Messiah and the Spirit, the Torah of the "old covenant" is now being kept in the "new."

Author : Christopher J.H. Wright
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830864942

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Old Testament Ethics for the People of God by Christopher J.H. Wright Pdf

Nothing confuses Christian ethics quite like the Old Testament. Some faithful readers struggle through its pages and conclude that they must obey its moral laws but may disregard its ceremonial and civil laws. Others abandon its teaching altogether in favor of a strictly New Testament ethic. Neither option, argues Chris Wright, gives the Old Testament its due. In this innovative approach to Old Testament ethics--fully revised, updated and expanded since its first appearance in 1983 as Living as the People of God (An Eye for an Eye in North America) and including material from Walking in the Ways of the Lord--Wright examines a theological, social and economic framework for Old Testament ethics. Then he explores a variety of themes in relation to contemporary issues: economics, the land and the poor; politics and a world of nations; law and justice; society and culture; and the way of the individual. This fresh, illuminating study provides a clear basis for a biblical ethic that is faithful to the God of both Testaments.

Author : Jan Willem van Henten,Joseph Verheyden
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004237001

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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.