The Holy Spirit And Ethics In Paul

Author : Volker Rabens
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Bible
ISBN : 3161527879

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Volker Rabens answers the question of how, according to the apostle Paul, the Holy Spirit enables religious-ethical life. In the first part of the book, the author discusses the established view that the Spirit is a material substance which transforms people ontologically by virtue of its physical nature. In order to assess this "Stoic" reading of Paul, the author examines all the passages from the Hebrew Bible, early Judaism, Hellenism and Paul that have been put forward in support of this concept of ethical enabling. He concludes that there is no textual evidence in early Judaism or Paul that the Spirit was conceived as a material substance. Furthermore, none of these or any of the Graeco-Roman writings show that ethical living derives from the transformation of the "substance" of the person that is imbued with a physical Spirit. The second part of the study offers a fresh approach to the ethical work of the Spirit which is based on a relational concept of Paul's theology. Rabens argues that it is primarily through initiating and sustaining an intimate relationship with God the Father, Jesus Christ, and with the community of faith that the Spirit transforms and empowers people for ethical living. The author establishes this thesis on the basis of an exegetical study of a variety of passages from the Pauline corpus. In addition, he demonstrates that Paul lived in a context in which this dynamic of ethical empowering was part of the religious framework of various Jewish groups.

Author : Jarvis J. Williams
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781514002339

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The Spirit, Ethics, and Eternal Life by Jarvis J. Williams Pdf

What should the Christian life look like? What vision does Scripture cast for living as a follower of Christ? The New Testament scholar Jarvis Williams considers how Paul's letter to the Galatians can inform our understanding of the Christian life here and now as well as into eternity. What emerges from this careful study is a multifaceted vision of God's saving action in Jesus Christ for both Jew and Gentile, in both the vertical relationship between God and humanity as well as the horizontal relationships among people—with cosmic ramifications. Through Paul's instructions and Williams's interpretation, Christians can learn the importance of walking by the Spirit.

Author : Daniel J Harrington,James Keenan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-06-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780742599611

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Paul and Virtue Ethics by Daniel J Harrington,James Keenan Pdf

“Two prestigious scholars . . . serve up a gourmet banquet that blends the flavors of scripture and ethics without losing the distinctive tastes of each.” —Richard M. Gula, professor of moral theology, Franciscan School of Theology/Graduate Theological Union In Paul and Virtue Ethics, Daniel Harrington and James Keenan build upon their successful collaboration Jesus and Virtue Ethics to discuss the apostle Paul's teachings as a guide to interpret theology and ethics today. Examining Paul's writings, the authors investigate what they teach about the basic questions of virtue ethics: Who am I? Who do I want to become? And how do I get there? Their intent is not to provide stringent rules, but to awaken discovery and encourage dialogue. The book first considers the concept of virtue ethics, an approach to ethics that emphasizes moral character, and Paul’s ethics in particular. Next, the authors focus on the virtues of faith, love/charity, and hope as treated by Paul and Thomas Aquinas. Closing the book with reflections on the roles of other virtues (and vices) in individual and communal Christian life, the authors discuss various issues in social ethics and sexual morality as they are dealt with in Paul and in Christian virtue ethics today. “One could not ask for better guides [than] Harrington and Keenan.” ―Theological Studies “Bringing the moral teaching of Paul and contemporary virtue ethics into dialogue with each other, Harrington and Keenan have done what others have only spoken about.” —Frank J. Matera, The Andrew-Kelly-Ryan Professor of Biblical Studies, The Catholic University of America “[A] deeply learned yet broadly accessible volume. . . . [a] perfect book for an introductory course in theological ethics.” —M. Cathleen Kaveny, Darald and Juliet Libby Professor of Law and Theology, Boston College

Author : André Munzinger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107321168

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Discerning the Spirits by André Munzinger Pdf

How did Paul determine ethical and theological truth? Were all believers expected to be able to 'discern the spirits' (1 Corinthians 12.10)? This 2007 study shows that discernment must be understood against the backdrop of an extensive hermeneutic, by which Paul inherently relates ethical and theological knowledge. Understanding the will of God requires noetic and existential transformation, in short, the 'renewal of the mind' (Romans 12.2). Munzinger argues that Paul implies a process of inspiration in which the Spirit sharpens the discerning functions of the mind because the believer is liberated from a value system dominated by status and performance. The love of God enables all believers to learn to interpret reality in a transformed manner and to develop creative solutions to questions facing their communities. For Paul authentic discernment is linked to a comprehensive sense of meaning.

Author : Paul T. Jersild
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451415664

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Spirit Ethics by Paul T. Jersild Pdf

How can Christians responsibly derive moral guidance from the Bible on pressing issues of personal and social morality today? Jersild's book sets the context for a study of Scripture and the moral life in a postmodern, pluralist society with its impact on biblical studies. The ethical contents and authority of Scripture are addressed, and a "Spirit ethics" is proposed as a way of developing a biblically based Christian ethics. Christians cannot simply adopt a once-and-for-all set of rules nor simply cite Bible verses against the latest sins. "Absolutely essential," says Jersild, "is the ongoing engagement of the church with the moral environment of society and the issues that this raises for the church." Jersild applies his model fruitfully and persuasively to three pressing and perplexing issues: assisted suicide, homosexuality, and genetic programs.

Author : Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978700970

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To Live in the Spirit by Nélida Naveros Córdova, CDP Pdf

To Live in the Spirit: Paul and the Spirit of God brings to light a fresh understanding of the Greek concept πνεῦμα (spirit) in Paul’s ethical teaching. Placing Paul and his mixed audience within the Hellenistic Jewish and Greek (philosophical) traditions of the ancient world, this book examines his new message concerning πνεῦμα’s primary function in the acquisition of virtues and avoidance of vices. Looking in detail at the various ways in which Paul views πνεῦμα in his seven undisputed letters, Naveros Córdova explores πνεῦμα’s development from Paul’s initial ethical reflections in his early letters to a more mature view in his later letters. Naveros Córdova argues that it is within these traditions, represented by major Hellenistic Jewish and Greco-Roman writers, that Paul construes the framework of his ethical teaching. Paul finds in the power of God’s πνεῦμα a new ethical alternative for his mixed audience to living lives pleasing to God outside the observance of the Mosaic Law. Naveros Córdova demonstrates how Paul draws upon Platonic (immaterial πνεῦμα) and Stoic (material πνεῦμα) language that would have been familiar to his hearers in the early Christian communities to create a persuasive understanding of ethical performance and to show that the moral life of the believers springs from that πνεῦμα received from God. In his efforts to highlight πνεῦμα’s central role in his ethics, Paul moves beyond both traditions by describing the “Christification” of πνεῦμα not only in Stoic terms, but also in Middle Platonic categories of the first century CE.

Author : Gordon D. Fee
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493440023

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Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God by Gordon D. Fee Pdf

This contemporary classic by renowned scholar Gordon Fee explores the Spirit's significant role in Pauline life and thought. After Fee published his magisterial God's Empowering Presence, he was asked to write a more accessible volume that would articulate Paul's priorities for experiencing the life of the Spirit in the church. Fee's bestselling introduction to Paul and the Spirit, Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God, went on to sell over 70,000 copies. This book by one of the greatest evangelical and Pentecostal New Testament interpreters of our time argues that the presence of the Spirit is, for Paul and for us, the crucial matter for the Christian life. This repackaged edition features an updated design and packaging, new study questions, and a foreword by Dean Pinter, who commends the book to a new generation of readers.

Author : Brian S. Rosner
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802807496

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Understanding Paul's Ethics by Brian S. Rosner Pdf

This introduction to the study of Paul's ethics collects fourteen essays by notable scholars which, with commentary to the editor, illumine the origin, context, social dimension, shape, logic, foundations, and relevance of Paul's ethics.

Author : Robert William Dale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Bible
ISBN : YALE:39002051060649

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The Epistle to the Ephesians by Robert William Dale Pdf

Author : R. W. Dale
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Bible
ISBN : UCD:31175021009033

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The Epistle to the Ephesians by R. W. Dale Pdf

Author : Annette M. Glaw
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620324011

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The Holy Spirit and Christian Ethics in the Theology of Klaus Bockmuehl by Annette M. Glaw Pdf

Klaus Bockmuehl (1931-1989), former Professor for Systematic Theology at Regent College, Vancouver, published outstanding theological ethical works. The questions that Bockmuehl explored have not lost any relevance: How do we know what God's will is in a particular situation? Is Scripture sufficient for ethical decisions or should we listen to God? Does God even speak today? Is there a distinctive Christian ethic? Bockmuehl's central contribution can be found in his emphasis on the seminal role the Holy Spirit plays within Christian ethics, not only as the one who realizes the reign of God in the life of the individual but also as the one guiding the individual in a particular situation. This book is the first in-depth study of Bockmuehl, introducing readers to his theology and ethics, including a short biographical overview, delineating and appraising how he understands the role of the Holy Spirit in Christian ethics. It is not a book without criticism and its own creative contribution. Annette Glaw concludes her fascinating study with a proposal for a relational concept of the Holy Spirit as the loving presence of God in Christian ethics.

Author : Annette M Glaw
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227902622

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The Holy Spirit and Christian Ethics in the Theology of Klaus Bockmuehl by Annette M Glaw Pdf

Precocious and sometimes marginalized Klaus Bockmuehl's insights regarding the Spirit's agency in Christian Ethics, and therefore in our daily Christian experiences, have renewed import, now. This is an exceptional book, it introduces us for the first time to a much-neglected thinker. It also equips us with an understanding of how the Church can live ethically in power, through its relationship with the Father. In both respects it has much to offer its reader and the wider contemporary church.

Author : Karl Barth
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0664253253

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The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life by Karl Barth Pdf

In a rare volume, Barth presents his lecture on "The Holy Spirit and the Christian Life", in which he insists there is no way to get behind or beyond the fact that God is revealed to us in three distinct ways, yet with a unity that cannot be divided.

Author : William Henry Lazareth
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,8 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 : Jörg Frey,John Levison
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110310252

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The Holy Spirit, Inspiration, and the Cultures of Antiquity by Jörg Frey,John Levison Pdf

Early Christian claims to the Holy Spirit arose in a vibrant cultural matrix that included Stoicism, Jewish mysticism, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Greco-Roman medicine, and the perspectives of Plutarch. In a range of articles, this multidisciplinary volume discovers in these texts rich cultural connections related to inspiration and the Holy Spirit. Essential reading for scholars of Judaism and the New Testament, as well as classicists and theologians.