Moral Formation According to Paul The Context and Coherence of Pauline Ethics

Name: Moral Formation According to Paul The Context and Coherence of Pauline Ethics
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ISBN: 9780801039027

ISBN-10: 0801039029

ISBN-13: 9780801039027

Edition: 2011

Authors: James W. Thompson

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This fresh treatment of Paul's ethics addresses this question: how, according to Paul, can Christian communities know how God wants them to live? Leading biblical scholar James Thompson explains that Paul offers a coherent moral vision based not only on the story of Christ but also on the norms of the law. Paul did not live with a sharp dichotomy of law and gospel and recognized the continuing importance of the law. Thompson makes a distinctive contribution by locating the roots of Paul's concrete ethical thought in Hellenistic Judaism rather than Hellenistic moral philosophy. Students of New Testament ethics and Pauline theology will value this work.

Book details

List price: $33.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Baker Academic
Publication date: 10/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.62" tall
Weight: 1.012

James W. Thompson is Professor of Graduate Bible, Abilene Christian University.



Preface


Abbreviations


Introduction: Paul's Moral Teaching in Context: Living Worthily of the Gospel



Ethics in Hellenistic Judaism: Maintaining Jewish Identity in the Diaspora



Shaping an Identity: Moral Instruction and Community Formation



From Catechesis to Correspondence: Ethos and Ethics in 1 Thessalonians



Pauline Catechesis and the Lists of Vices and Virtues



Paul, the Law, and Moral Instruction



Paul, the Passions, and the Law



Putting Love into Practice



Ethics and the Disputed Letters of Paul 181 Conclusion: The Coherence of Paul's Moral Teaching


Works Cited


Index of Subjects


Index of Modern Authors


Index of Ancient Sources