The Great Reversal: Ethics and the New Testament
- ISBN-10
- 0802800041
- ISBN-13
- 9780802800046
- Series
- The Great Reversal
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 246
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1984
- Publisher
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
- Author
- Allen Verhey
Description
Christians today are called to discern the shape and style of a life "worthy of the gospel of Christ". Even in the face of changing situations and new moral problems to address, the contemporary church stands self-consciously in a tradition of which the New Testament is a normative part.In this major study of New Testament ethics, Verhey examines the ethic of Jesus, for it is there that the New Testament tradition begins. He then analyzes the different forms in which the early church handed down the memory of Jesus's words and deeds in the development of a moral tradition. Next, he deals with that tradition as it came to canonical expression in the New Testament writings.In the last part of the book, Verhey focuses on the use of the New Testament in the continuing moral tradition of the church, surveying proposals for the use of Scripture, identifying the critical methodological questions, and defending a "modest proposal" for the use of Scripture. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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