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The moral vision of the New Testament : community, cross, new creation : a contemporary introduction to New Testament ethics / Richard B. Hays

By: Publication details: San Francisco, CA : Harper Collins, 1996Description: 510p ; pbk ; 23.5cmISBN:
  • 9780060637965
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 241/HAY
Contents:
Introduction : The task of New Testament ethics : New Testament ethics as a problem -- The fourfold task of New Testament ethics -- Possible objections. Pt 1 : The descriptive task: visions of the moral life in the New Testament : Paul: the Koinonia of his suffering -- Developments in 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 the epistles of John: loving one another -- Excursus: The role of the "historical Jesus" in New Testament ethics -- Revelation: resisting the beast. Pt 2 : 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. Pt 3 : 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. Pt 4 : The pragmatic task: living under the word - test cases : Violence in defense of justice -- Divorce and remarriage -- Homosexuality -- Anti-Judaism and ethnic conflict -- Abortion. Conclusion : Sharing possessions: a challenge to the church -- Pressing on toward the goal: the vision of New Testament ethics.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction : The task of New Testament ethics : New Testament ethics as a problem -- The fourfold task of New Testament ethics -- Possible objections. Pt 1 : The descriptive task: visions of the moral life in the New Testament : Paul: the Koinonia of his suffering -- Developments in 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 the epistles of John: loving one another -- Excursus: The role of the "historical Jesus" in New Testament ethics -- Revelation: resisting the beast. Pt 2 : 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. Pt 3 : 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. Pt 4 : The pragmatic task: living under the word - test cases : Violence in defense of justice -- Divorce and remarriage -- Homosexuality -- Anti-Judaism and ethnic conflict -- Abortion. Conclusion : Sharing possessions: a challenge to the church -- Pressing on toward the goal: the vision of New Testament ethics.

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