The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes
Biblical Studies and Ethics for Real Life
1st Edition
Published on 14. September 2012
284 pages
978-1-4422-1555-9 (ISBN)
Description
The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes are often considered significant texts for the Christian moral life. However, most interpretations of these passages either focus on the original meaning of the text or how the texts should impact ordinary living today.
In The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan brings together biblical studies and Christian ethics to look at these foundational texts in a new way. For each passage Chan asks both what the texts meant and what they mean today. He helps readers to carefully study the text's original meaning, then interpret the text within a sound ethical framework.
The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes is an excellent introduction to key concepts in biblical studies and Christian ethics that combines sound study with warmth and wisdom.
In The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan brings together biblical studies and Christian ethics to look at these foundational texts in a new way. For each passage Chan asks both what the texts meant and what they mean today. He helps readers to carefully study the text's original meaning, then interpret the text within a sound ethical framework.
The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes is an excellent introduction to key concepts in biblical studies and Christian ethics that combines sound study with warmth and wisdom.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
1 table
ISBN-13
978-1-4422-1555-9 (9781442215559)
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Yiu Sing Lucas Chan
The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes
Biblical Studies and Ethics for Real Life
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09/2012
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Yiu Sing Lucas Chan
The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes
Biblical Studies and Ethics for Real Life
Book
09/2012
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Persons
Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan (1968-2015) taught at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, a graduate school of Santa Clara University.
Content
Foreword
Abbreviations
Prologue: Ten to Eight
Acknowledgments
I: A Schema for Bridging Biblical Studies and Christian Ethics
1 Emerging Consensus
2 Reading Scripture through the Lens of Virtue
II: Exegeting and Interpreting the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:2-17 for Ethical Living
3 The Decalogue in History
4 Some Preliminary Questions
5The First Commandment in 20:2-6
6 The Second Commandment in 20:7
7 The Third Commandment in 20:8-11
8 The Fourth Commandment in 20:12
9 The Fifth Commandment in 20:1
10 The Sixth Commandment in 20:14
11 The Seventh Commandment in 20:15
12 The Eighth Commandment in 20:16
13 The Ninth Commandment in 20:17
14 The Tenth Commandment in 20:17
III: Exegeting and Interpreting the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 for Ethical Living
15 The Beatitudes in History
16 Some Preliminary Questions
17 The First Beatitude in 5:3
18 The Second Beatitude in 5:4
19 The Third Beatitude in 5:5
20 The Fourth Beatitude in 5:6
21 The Fifth Beatitude in 5:7
22 The Sixth Beatitude in 5:8
23 The Seventh Beatitude in 5:9
24 The Eighth Beatitude in 5:10-12
Conclusion: A Radical Invitation to All
Epilogue: West to East
Glossary of Chinese Terms
Abbreviations
Prologue: Ten to Eight
Acknowledgments
I: A Schema for Bridging Biblical Studies and Christian Ethics
1 Emerging Consensus
2 Reading Scripture through the Lens of Virtue
II: Exegeting and Interpreting the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:2-17 for Ethical Living
3 The Decalogue in History
4 Some Preliminary Questions
5The First Commandment in 20:2-6
6 The Second Commandment in 20:7
7 The Third Commandment in 20:8-11
8 The Fourth Commandment in 20:12
9 The Fifth Commandment in 20:1
10 The Sixth Commandment in 20:14
11 The Seventh Commandment in 20:15
12 The Eighth Commandment in 20:16
13 The Ninth Commandment in 20:17
14 The Tenth Commandment in 20:17
III: Exegeting and Interpreting the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 for Ethical Living
15 The Beatitudes in History
16 Some Preliminary Questions
17 The First Beatitude in 5:3
18 The Second Beatitude in 5:4
19 The Third Beatitude in 5:5
20 The Fourth Beatitude in 5:6
21 The Fifth Beatitude in 5:7
22 The Sixth Beatitude in 5:8
23 The Seventh Beatitude in 5:9
24 The Eighth Beatitude in 5:10-12
Conclusion: A Radical Invitation to All
Epilogue: West to East
Glossary of Chinese Terms
