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Matthew and Paul: A Comparison of Ethical Perspectives (Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series)

By Roger Mohrlang

Book information

Year
1984
ISBN
9780521250931, 9780511520426, 0521609402, 0521250935, 0511520425, 9780521609401
LCC
BS2545.E8
Open Library ID
OL21495530M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1659284 bytes)
Pages
224\256
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the basic structures of Matthew's and Paul's ethics, rather than to deal in detail with their teaching on specific moral issues. Dr Mohrlang discusses their perspectives under the five headings of 'law', 'reward and punishment', 'relationship to Christ and the role of grace', 'love', and 'inner forces', and gives special attention to the question of ethical motivation. There is no absolute contrast, however, since elements both of law and of grace are found in both writers, and for both it is their understanding of Christ that is decisive. The comparison is highly illuminating, and serves to throw into clear relief the more striking characteristics of each writer's ethical system. It should prove of considerable value to students both of New Testament ethics and of Matthean and Pauline theology and to those interested in the larger question of unity and diversity in the New Testament as a whole.

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