New Testament Social Ethics For Today

Author : Richard N. Longenecker
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802819923

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New Testament Social Ethics for Today by Richard N. Longenecker Pdf

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. To answer the question of what role the New Testament should play in the formation and expression of Christian social morality today, Richard Longenecker here proposes a developmental hermeneutic, which distinguishes between "declared principles" and "described practices" in the New Testament writings. With this distinction in mind, he focuses on the three couplets of Galatians 3:28 -- "neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female" -- showing how these matters were treated in early Christian thought and explaining their meaning for us today. In so doing, Longenecker lays a hermeneutical foundation for the much larger discussion of Christian social ethics.

Author : Frank J. Matera
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664225152

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New Testament Ethics by Frank J. Matera Pdf

Neither Jesus nor Paul developed a formal ethical system, yet each left a moral legacy that forms the core of New Testament ethics. In this book, Frank Matera examines the ethic found in the teachings of Jesus and Paul. He explores the broad range of moral concerns found in these writings and finds an identifiable unity that underlies the ethical teachings of both.

Author : Stephen Mott Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199857692

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Biblical Ethics and Social Change by Stephen Mott Professor Emeritus of Social Ethics Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary Pdf

This scholarly synthesis of biblical studies and Christian social ethics is designed to provide a biblical argument for intentional institutional change on behalf of social justice. Stephen Charles Mott provides a biblical and ethical guide on ways to implement that change. The first part of the book, providing the biblical theology of intentional social change, deals with the central concepts in biblical and theological ethics: grace, evil, love, justice, and the Reign of God. Christian social change must be rooted not only in justice, but in the grace received through the death and resurrection of Christ. The second part evaluates ethical and theological methods for carrying out that intentional social change. It offers a study of evangelism, counter community, civil disobedience, armed revolution, and political reform. It shows the contribution of each as well as the strong limitations of each used in isolation. A recurring theme of the book is the scriptural insistence on the priority of justice as taking upon oneself the cause of the oppressed. Justice is understood on bringing back into the community those who are near to falling out of it. Political authority has a vital role in social change for justice. It is essential that a Christian use all available and legitimate means of meeting basic needs by providing for all what is essential for inclusion in society. In this revised edition, Mott updates the contemporary illustrations and includes his own further reflections in the last thirty years on this topic.

Author : Christopher J.H. Wright
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 47,6 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 : Houlden
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:49015001463703

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Ethics and the New Testament by Houlden Pdf

"For centuries Christians have turned 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, J. L. Houlden applies strict critical standards to the gospels, epistles and other writings, examining them 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, before finally relating the moral injunctions of Christianity's central text to the modern age."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Richard B. Hays
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 965 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780062313447

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The Moral Vision of the New Testament by Richard B. Hays Pdf

A leading expert in New Testament ethics discovers in the biblical witness a unified ethical vision -- centered in the themes of community, cross and new creation -- that has profound relevance in today′s world. Richard Hays shows how the New Testament provides moral guidance on the most troubling ethical issues of our time, including violence, divorce, homosexuality and abortion.

Author : William Henry Lazareth
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451420226

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Christians in Society by William Henry Lazareth Pdf

"This user-friendly, informative historical theology also challenges contemporary Christians at affirm common biblical ground for theological ethics and to facilitate more public social witness."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Brian Matz
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493406647

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Introducing Protestant Social Ethics by Brian Matz Pdf

Despite their rich tradition of social concern, Protestants have historically struggled to articulate why, whether, and how to challenge unethical social structures. This book introduces Protestants to the biblical and historical background of Christian social ethics, inviting them to understand the basis for social action and engage with the broader tradition. It embraces and explains long-standing Christian reflection on social ethics and shows how Scripture and Christian history connect to current social justice issues. Each chapter includes learning outcomes and chapter highlights.

Author : Daniel Harrington, SJ,Daniel J. Harrington,James F. Keenan,James F. Keenan, SJ
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0742549941

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Jesus and Virtue Ethics by Daniel Harrington, SJ,Daniel J. Harrington,James F. Keenan,James F. Keenan, SJ Pdf

Jesuits Daniel Harrington and James Keenan have successfully team-taught the content of this landmark study to the delight of students for years. In this book they take the fruits of their own experiences as theologians, writers, teachers, mentors, and friends to propose virtue ethics as a bridge between the fields of New Testament Studies and Moral Theology. Answering the call of the Second Vatican Council for moral theology to "draw more fully on the teaching of Holy Scripture," the authors examine the virtues that both flow from Scripture and provide a lens by which to interpret Scripture. By remaining true to both the New Testament's emphasis on the human response to God's gracious activity in Jesus Christ and to the ethical needs and desires of Christians in the twenty-first century, the authors address key topics such as discipleship, the Sermon on the Mount, love, sin, politics, justice, sexuality, marriage, divorce, bioethics, and ecology. Covering the entire sweep of ethical teaching from its foundations in Scripture and especially in Jesus' life, death, and resurrection to its goal or "end" with the full coming of God's kingdom, the authors invite readers more deeply into an appreciation of the central biblical themes and how, based on the themes, Catholic Christian moral theology bears on general ethical issues in culture. Complete with reflection questions and suggestions for further reading, this book is essential reading for professors, students, pastors, preachers, and interested Catholics.

Author : Richard N. Longenecker
Publisher : Sheffield Phoenix Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Bible
ISBN : 190504805X

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Studies in Hermeneutics, Christology and Discipleship by Richard N. Longenecker Pdf

Author : Ben Witherington III
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830899838

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New Testament Theology and Ethics by Ben Witherington III Pdf

All too often, argues Ben Witherington, the theology of the New Testament has been divorced from its ethics, leaving as isolated abstractions what are fully integrated, dynamic elements within the New Testament itself. As Witherington stresses, "behavior affects and reinforces or undoes belief." Having completed commentaries on all of the New Testament books, a remarkable feat in itself, Witherington now offers the first of a two-volume set on the theological and ethical thought world of the New Testament. The first volume looks at the individual witnesses, while the second examines the collective witness. The New Testament, says Ben Witherington, is "like a smallish choir. All are singing the same cantata, but each has an individual voice and is singing its own parts and notes. If we fail to pay attention to all the voices in the choir, we do not get the entire effect. . . . If this first volume is about closely analyzing the sheet music left to us by which each musician's part is delineated, the second volume will attempt to re-create what it might have sounded like had they ever gotten together and performed their scores to produce a single masterful cantata." What the New Testament authors have in mind, Witherington contends, is that all believers should be conformed in thought, word and deed to the image of Jesus Christ--the indelible image.

Author : Roger H Crooks
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317347392

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An Introduction to Christian Ethics (2-downloads) by Roger H Crooks Pdf

An Introduction to Christian Ethics uses a Christian approach while encouraging students to consider a variety of current ethical issues and apply relevant biblical and theological concepts to these issues. The main goal of the text is to acquaint students with both the field of ethics in general and varieties of Christian ethical systems in particular. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to use a Christian method of making moral decisions and view issues from a Christian perspective.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 46,8 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 : John William Rogerson,M. Daniel Carroll R.
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780826471659

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Theory and Practice in Old Testament Ethics by John William Rogerson,M. Daniel Carroll R. Pdf

In the last two decades, there has been a resurgence of interest in the value of the Old Testament for modern ethical questions. John Rogerson is a scholar who has dedicated much of is academic life to probing the possibility of the abiding significance of the Old Testament for moral issues today. This volume brings together for the first time many of his contributions--both published and unpublished -- to Old Testament social ethics. This volume can serve both as a general reference work as well as a textbook for classes in Old Testament ethics at seminaries and theological colleges.

Author : Stephen Mott
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199876433

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Biblical Ethics and Social Change by Stephen Mott Pdf

This scholarly synthesis of biblical studies and Christian social ethics is designed to provide a biblical argument for intentional institutional change on behalf of social justice. Stephen Charles Mott provides a biblical and ethical guide on ways to implement that change. The first part of the book, providing the biblical theology of intentional social change, deals with the central concepts in biblical and theological ethics: grace, evil, love, justice, and the Reign of God. Christian social change must be rooted not only in justice, but in the grace received through the death and resurrection of Christ. The second part evaluates ethical and theological methods for carrying out that intentional social change. It offers a study of evangelism, counter community, civil disobedience, armed revolution, and political reform. It shows the contribution of each as well as the strong limitations of each used in isolation. A recurring theme of the book is the scriptural insistence on the priority of justice as taking upon oneself the cause of the oppressed. Justice is understood on bringing back into the community those who are near to falling out of it. Political authority has a vital role in social change for justice. It is essential that a Christian use all available and legitimate means of meeting basic needs by providing for all what is essential for inclusion in society. In this revised edition, Mott updates the contemporary illustrations and includes his own further reflections in the last thirty years on this topic.