The Moral Vision of the New Testament (1996 Hays), book

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The Moral Vision of the New Testament (1996) is a book by Richard B. Hays.

Abstract

"A leading expert in New Testament ethics discovers in the biblical witness a unified ethical vision--centered in the themes of community, cross and new creation--that has profound relevance in today's world." -- Publisher's description

Editions

Published in San Francisco, CA: HarperSanFrancisco, 1996; and Edinburgh [Scotland]: T&T Clark, 1997.

Translations

Contents

The descriptive task: visions of the moral life in the new testament -- Paul: the Koinōnia of his sufferings -- Developments of the Pauline tradition -- The gospel of Mark: taking up the cross -- The gospel of Matthew: training for the kingdom of heaven -- Luke-acts: liberation through the power of the spirit -- The gospel and Epistles of John: loving one another -- Excursus: the role of "the historical Jesus" -- Revelation: resisting the beast -- The synthetic task: finding coherence in the moral vision of the new testament -- Three focal images: community, cross, new creation -- The Hermeneutical task: the use of the new testament in Christian ethics -- How do ethicists use scripture? Diagnostic questions -- Five representative Hermeneutical strategies -- How shall we use the texts? Normative proposals -- The pragmatic task: living under the word--test cases -- Violence in defense of justice -- Divorce and remarriage -- Homosexuality -- Anti-Judaism and ethnic conflict -- Abortion.

External links

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