Glimpses of a Strange Land

Studies in Old Testament Ethics

AvCyril S. Rodd

Inbunden, Engelska, 2001

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Beskrivning

In this challenging book Cyril Rodd questions many of the assumptions that lie behind recent studies of Old Testament ethics. He views the 'strangeness' of the biblical world and wonders whether there is an Old Testament ethics in the modern sense of the word - finding rather that the Old Testament writers did not regard many of today's ethical dilemmas as problems at all.Dr Rodd examines all the Old Testament writings on five ethical issues: the poor, war, treatment of animals, ecology and the position of women. He considers their validity and relevance for today and discusses the extent to which they can be referred to for authority - or for inspiration and guidance..

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2001-07-01
Mått:138 x 216 x 28 mm
Vikt:630 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Old Testament Studies
Antal sidor:418
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9780567087539

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Dr Cyril Rodd is former Editor of The Expository Times

Recensioner i media

"Cyril Rodd's book is a perceptive and honest reflection by a scholar who has wrestled long and hard with the anomalies, contradictions, and often innovative moral insights of this wide-ranging body of literature. The result is a book that is timely and thought-provoking and which does not shy away from asking awkward questions . . . Dr Rodd's book is a rich resource, filled with information about what scholars have come to perceive as the complex, and often bizarre, world reflected in the biblical narratives and laws . . . I very much hope [...] that, by offering us glimpses of a strange world, Cyril Rodd's book will raise important fresh questions concerning Christian attitudes to several of the most pressing ethical issues of the modern world." --Theology, May / June 2002

Innehållsförteckning

Why Only Glimpses?; Ethics and Purity; Ethics and Honour; Adultery; "Such a Thing Is Not Done in Israel"; Abraham's Question; The Imitation of God; The Ten Commandments; Coveting, Homicide and Intention; Motivations; Sanctions; Lending on Interest; Interlude; The Poor; War; Animals; Nature; Women; How Did the Old Testament View What We Call Ethics?; Old Testament Ethics Today.