02192namaa2200265 4500 285091399139 AU-EpEBC 20120228140408.0 020528 9780060637965 Au-EpEBC 241/HAY EW Hays, Richard B. The moral vision of the New Testament : community, cross, new creation : a contemporary introduction to New Testament ethics / Richard B. Hays San Francisco, CA : Harper Collins, 1996 510p ; pbk ; 23.5cm. 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. Bible N.T. criticism, interpreation, etc. Ethics in the Bible. Ethics religious aspects Christianity. ddc 3411 3411 0 0 ddc 0 0 20 MAIN MAIN OPEN 2010-12-16 Amazon.com 23.14 1 241 HAY 09460 2015-05-28 00:00:00 2015-05-21 1 55.00 2010-12-16 AM