The Old Testament and Ethics: A Book-by-Book Survey

The Old Testament and Ethics: A Book-by-Book Survey

The Old Testament and Ethics: A Book-by-Book Survey

The Old Testament and Ethics: A Book-by-Book Survey

eBook

$16.99  $22.00 Save 23% Current price is $16.99, Original price is $22. You Save 23%.

Available on Compatible NOOK Devices and the free NOOK Apps.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers


Overview

The acclaimed Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics (DSE), written to respond to the movement among biblical scholars and ethicists to recover the Bible for moral formation, offered needed orientation and perspective on the vital relationship between Scripture and ethics. The Old Testament and Ethics utilizes material from the DSE to introduce students to the use of the Old Testament for moral formation. This handy book-by-book survey of the Old Testament contains key articles written by leading scholars and targeted to the needs of the classroom. It will serve as an excellent supplementary text in Old Testament courses.

Contributors
Samuel L. Adams
Bruce C. Birch
Mark J. Boda
William P. Brown
M. Daniel Carroll R.
Stephen B. Chapman
Linda Day
David A. deSilva
Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
Michael W. Duggan
Barbara Green
Joel B. Green
Daniel J. Harrington
L. Daniel Hawk
Else K. Holt
Brad E. Kelle
Micah D. Kiel
Ralph W. Klein
Jacqueline E. Lapsley
Eunny P. Lee
Joel M. LeMon
Robin C. McCall
Andrew Mein
Dennis T. Olson
Leo G. Perdue
Anathea Portier-Young
D. N. Premnath
Timothy J. Sandoval
Choon-Leong Seow
Daniel Smith-Christopher
Allen Verhey
Craig Vondergeest
Amy C. Willis

Joel B. Green (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament interpretation and associate dean for the Center for Advanced Theological Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Jacqueline E. Lapsley (PhD, Emory University) is associate professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441245670
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/03/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 2 MB

About the Author

Joel B. Green (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament interpretation and associate dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including the Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics, the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, The World of the New Testament, Introducing the New Testament, and commentaries on Luke and 1 Peter. He is also editor-in-chief of the Journal of Theological Interpretation.

Jacqueline E. Lapsley (PhD, Emory University) is associate professor of Old Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey. She is the author or editor of several volumes on the Old Testament and ethics.

Table of Contents

Contents

Introduction Joel B. Green
1. Overview
Ethics in Scripture Allen Verhey
Scripture in Ethics: Methodological Issues Bruce C. Birch
Old Testament Ethics M. Daniel Carroll R.
2. Pentateuch
Ethics of Torah Dennis T. Olson
Genesis Dennis T. Olson
Exodus Dennis T. Olson
Leviticus Robin C. McCall
Holiness Code Robin C. McCall
Numbers Dennis T. Olson
Deuteronomy Dennis T. Olson
3. Historical Books
Ethics of Deuteronomistic History Stephen B. Chapman
Joshua L. Daniel Hawk
Judges L. Daniel Hawk
Ruth Jacqueline E. Lapsley
1-2 Samuel Bruce C. Birch
1-2 Kings Craig Vondergeest
1-2 Chronicles Ralph W. Klein
Ezra Michael W. Duggan
Nehemiah Michael W. Duggan
Esther Linda Day
4. Wisdom and Psalms
Ethics of Wisdom Literature Leo G. Perdue
Job Choon-Leong Seow
Psalms Joel M. LeMon
Proverbs Timothy J. Sandoval
Ecclesiastes Eunny P. Lee
Song of Songs Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
5. Prophets
Isaiah Eunny P. Lee
Jeremiah Else K. Holt
Lamentations Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
Ezekiel Andrew Mein
Daniel Anathea Portier-Young
Hosea Brad E. Kelle
Joel D. N. Premnath
Amos M. Daniel Carroll R.
Obadiah D. N. Premnath
Jonah Barbara Green
Micah M. Daniel Carroll R.
Nahum D. N. Premnath
Habakkuk D. N. Premnath
Zephaniah D. N. Premnath
Haggai Mark J. Boda
Zechariah Mark J. Boda
Malachi D. N. Premnath
6. Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal Books
Ethics of the Deuterocanonical/Apocrypha Books David A. deSilva
Tobit Micah D. Kiel
Judith Daniel J. Harrington
Additions to Esther Daniel J. Harrington
Wisdom of Solomon Samuel L. Adams
Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus) Samuel L. Adams
Baruch Daniel J. Harrington
Letter of Jeremiah Daniel J. Harrington
Additions to Daniel Daniel J. Harrington
1 Maccabees Anathea Portier-Young
2 Maccabees Anathea Portier-Young
7. Selected Topics in Old Testament Ethics
Biblical Accounts of Creation William P. Brown
Dead Sea Scrolls Amy C. Merrill Willis
Ethics of Exile Daniel Smith-Christopher
Ethics of Priestly Literature Jacqueline E. Lapsley
Law Dennis T. Olson
Poetic Discourse and Ethics Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
Ten Commandments Jacqueline E. Lapsley
Indexes
From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews