John Frederick - Böcker

Ecclesia and Ethics considers the subject of Ecclesial Ethics within its theological, theoretical and exegetical contexts. Part one presents the biblical-theological foundations of an ecclesial ethic – examining issues such as creation, and Paul’s theology of the Cross. Part two moves on to examine issues of character formation and community. Finally, part three presents a range of exegetical applications, which examine scripture and ethics in praxis. These essays look at hot-button issues such as the ‘virtual self’ in the digital age, economics, and attitudes to war. The collection includes luminaries such as N.T. Wright, Michael J. Gorman, Stanley Hauerwas and Dennis Hollinger, as well as giving space to new theological and exegetical voices. As such Ecclesia and Ethics provides a challenging and contemporary examination of modern ethical debates in the light of up-to-date theology and exegesis.

Ecclesia and Ethics considers the subject of Ecclesial Ethics within its theological, theoretical and exegetical contexts. Part one presents the biblical-theological foundations of an ecclesial ethic – examining issues such as creation, and Paul’s theology of the Cross. Part two moves on to examine issues of character formation and community. Finally, part three presents a range of exegetical applications, which examine scripture and ethics in praxis. These essays look at hot-button issues such as the ‘virtual self’ in the digital age, economics, and attitudes to war. The collection includes luminaries such as N.T. Wright, Michael J. Gorman, Stanley Hauerwas and Dennis Hollinger, as well as giving space to new theological and exegetical voices. As such Ecclesia and Ethics provides a challenging and contemporary examination of modern ethical debates in the light of up-to-date theology and exegesis.

John Frederick vergleicht in seiner Studie die Begrifflichkeit und die ethische Argumentation in den Tugend- und Lasterkatalogen in Kolosser 3,5.8.12-17 mit zeitgenössischen griechisch-römischen und jüdischen Texten. Er kritisiert die Forschungspositionen, die davon ausgehen, dass Paulus stoische, kynische oder aristotelische Gedankengänge für seine ethischen Überlegungen rezipiert. Auf Basis dieser Vergleiche zeigt der Autor, dass die ethischen Termini im Kolosserbrief meist direkt von Begriffen beeinflusst wurden, die in Texten aus jüdischer Überlieferung zu finden sind. Zudem fehlen einige ethische Begriffe aus Kolosser in den untersuchten griechisch-römischen Quellen ganz oder kommen dort nur selten vor, während sie in den jüdischen Quellen umfassend bestätigt werden. Kolosser präsentiert ethisches Material aus der jüdischen Zwei-Wege-Tradition, welches die Christus-gemäße Transformation durch den Nachvollzug und die Rezeption der Liebe Christi, wie sie im Kreuzesgeschehen sichtbar wird, ins Zentrum stellt.