
Character Ethics and the New Testament
Moral Dimensions of Scripture
Robert L. Brawley(Editor)
Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.
Published on 16. February 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-664-23066-1 (ISBN)
Description
Throughout the New Testament, the Gospel stories, the sayings of Jesus, and the writings of Paul not only teach a way of life that requires individuals to be moral but they demonstrate how. In biblical studies, character ethics has been one of the fastest-growing areas of interest. Whereas ethics usually studies rules of behavior, character ethics focuses on how people are formed to be moral agents in the world. Here editor Robert Brawley presents the most up-to-date academic work in New Testament character ethics, covering topics throughout the Gospels and Paul, as well as focusing on the essential topics of forgiveness, reconciliation, politics, and peacemaking.
In addition to Brawley, contributors are C. Clifton Black, Neil Elliott, Jens Herzer, L. Ann Jervis, Sylvia C. Keesmat, Jae Won Lee, J. Clinton McCann Jr., Elna Mouton, C. Drew Smith, Glen Stassen, Willard M. Swartley, Allen Verhey, and Jinseong Woo.
In addition to Brawley, contributors are C. Clifton Black, Neil Elliott, Jens Herzer, L. Ann Jervis, Sylvia C. Keesmat, Jae Won Lee, J. Clinton McCann Jr., Elna Mouton, C. Drew Smith, Glen Stassen, Willard M. Swartley, Allen Verhey, and Jinseong Woo.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Louisville
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
468 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-664-23066-1 (9780664230661)
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Person
Robert L. Brawley is Albert G. McGaw Professor Emeritus of New Testament at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of several books.