Moral Formation according to Paul – The Context and Coherence of Pauline Ethics

James W. Thompson (PhD, Vanderbilt University) is the Robert and Kay Onstead Distinguished Professor of Biblical Studies and associate dean of the Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. His books include Pastoral Ministry according to Paul and Hebrews in Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament.

• Introduction: Paul's Moral Teaching in Context1. Ethics in Hellenistic Judaism: Maintaining Jewish Identity in the Diaspora2. Shaping an Identity: Moral Instruction and Community Formation3. From Catechesis to Correspondence: Ethos and Ethics in 1 Thessalonians4. Pauline Catechesis and the Lists of Vices and Virtues5. Paul, the Law, and Moral Instruction6. Paul, the Passions, and the Law7. Putting Love into Practice8. Ethics and the Disputed Letters of PaulConclusion: The Coherence of Paul's Moral TeachingIndexes