David G. Horrell presents a study of Pauline ethics, examining how Paul's moral discourse envisages and constructs communities in which there is a strong sense of solidarity but also legitimate difference in various aspects of ethical practice. Horrell reads New Testament texts with an explicit awareness of contemporary ethical theory, and assesses Paul's contribution as a moral thinker in the context of modern debate. Using a framework indebted to the social sciences, as well as to contemporary ethical theory, Horrell examines the construction of community in Paul's letters, the notions of purity, boundaries and identity, Paul's attempts to deal with diversity in his churches, the role of imitating Christ in Paul's ethics, and the ethic Paul develops for interaction with 'outsiders'. Finally, the pattern of Paul's moral thinking is considered in relation to the liberal-communitarian debate, with explicit consideration given to the central moral norms of Pauline thought, and the prospects for, and problems with, appropriating these in the contemporary world. This Cornerstones edition includes an extended reflective introduction and a substantial foreword from N.T. Wright.
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Preface Abbreviations Introduction 1.Approaches to Pauline Ethics: from Bultmann to Boyarin 2.Liberals and Communitarians: Contrasting Approaches in Contemporary Ethical Theory 3.Reading Paul: Myth, Ritual, Identity, and Ethics 4.The Construction of Community: Corporate Solidarity in Christ 5.Purity, Boundaries and Identity: the Rhetoric of Distinction 6.Solidarity, Difference, and Other-Regard: the Strong and the Weak (1 Cor 8-10, Rom 14-15) 7.Other-Regard and Christ as Moral Paradigm 8. Universal knowledge 9.Solidarity and Difference: Paul Among Liberals and Communitarians Bibliography Index of ancient references Index of modern authors
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One of the most creative and innovative books about Paul I have ever read.
A classic treatment of Pauline ethics, and consideration of Paul's role as a moral thinker.
Presents an extensive contribution to Paul and ethics
T&T Clark Cornerstones celebrates seminal works from across the Biblical Studies and Theology lists. Featuring forty major works in republication, each new edition contains a reflective essay on the impact that the book has had in its field, and the ways in which the field has developed since initial publication.
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ISBN
9780567662828
Publisert
2015-11-19
Utgave
2. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
T.& T.Clark Ltd
Vekt
746 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
440

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Foreword by

Biographical note

David G. Horrell is Professor of New Testament at the University of Exeter UK, and author of Becoming Christian (T&T Clark 2013).