John Goldingay

Old Testament Ethics

A Guided Tour

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Produktbeschreibung

How might we learn ethics from the Old Testament? Trusted guide John Goldingay urges us to let the Old Testament itself set the agenda. Topically organized with short, stand-alone chapters, this volume takes readers through the Old Testament's teaching about relationships, work, Sabbath, character, and more, featuring Goldingay's own translation and discussion questions for group use.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: IVP Academic
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9780830852246
• ISBN-10: 0830852247
• Artikelnr.: 54440867

Autorenporträt

John Goldingay is David Allan Hubbard Professor of Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, and formerly Principal of St John's Theological College, Nottingham, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Qualities
1. Godlikeness
2. Compassion
3. Honor
4. Anger
5. Trust
6. Truthfulness
7. Forthrightness
8. Contentment
Part Two: Aspects of Life
9. Mind and Heart
10. Wealth
11. Violence
12. Shalom
13. Justice
14. Reparation
15. Sabbath
16. Animals
17. Work
Part Three: Relationships
18. Friends
19. Neighbors
20. Women
21. Good Husbands, Good Wives
22. Who You Can't Have Sex With
23. People Who Can't Undertake a Regular Marriage
24. Parents and Children
25. Nations
26. Migrants
27. Cities
28. Leaders
Part Four: Texts
29. Genesis 1: In the Beginning
30. Genesis 2: To Put It Another Way
31. Leviticus 25: Sabbaths for the Land and the Jubilee
32. Deuteronomy 15: When a Family's Life Falls Apart
33. Deuteronomy 20: How (Not) to Make War
34. Ruth: Commitment
35. Psalm 72: The Exercise of Authority with Faithfulness
36. The Song of Songs: Sex
Part Five: People
37. Abraham
38. Sarah and Hagar
39. Joseph
40. Shiphrah and Puah, Yokebed and Miryam
41. David
42. Nehemiah
43. Vashti, Esther, and Mordecai
Conclusion
Postscript: But What About the Canaanites?
Subject List
Scripture Index