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Moral formation according to Paul [electronic resource] : the context and coherence of Pauline ethics / James W. Thompson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher number: EB00005210 | Recorded BooksPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2011.Description: 1 online resource (xv, 256 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781441258793 (electronic bk.)
  • 1441258795 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Moral formation according to Paul.DDC classification:
  • 241.5 23
LOC classification:
  • BS2655.E8 T56 2011eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : Paul's moral teaching in context -- 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 -- Conclusion: The coherence of Paul's moral teaching.
Summary: 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. --from publisher description
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and indexes.

Introduction : Paul's moral teaching in context -- 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 -- Conclusion: The coherence of Paul's moral teaching.

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. --from publisher description

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