The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation: A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics

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Richard Hays explores the ethical values and dynamics with which Jesus himself lived to show how the New Testament provides challenging moral guidance on some of the most important contemporary ethical issues. Dedication Contents Preface Introduction: The Task of New Testament Ethics Part One: The Descriptive Task: Visions of the Moral Life in the New Testament 1. Paul: The Koinōnia of His Sufferings 2. Developments of the Pauline Tradition 3. The Gospel of Mark: Taking Up the Cross 4. The Gospel of Matthew: Training for the Kingdom of Heaven 5. Luke-Acts: Liberation through the Power of the Spirit 6. The Gospel and Epistles of John: Loving One Another 7. Excursus: The Role of “the Historical Jesus” in New Testament Ethics 8. Revelation: Resisting the Beast Part Two: The Synthetic Task: Finding Coherence in the Moral Vision of the New Testament 9. Diverse Voices in the New Testament Canon 10. Three Focal Images: Community, Cross, New Creation Part Three: The Hermeneutical Task: The Use of the New Testament in Christian Ethics 11. How Do Ethicists Use Scripture? Diagnostic Questions 12. Five Representative Hermeneutical Strategies 13. How Shall We Use the Texts? Normative Proposals Part Four: The Pragmatic Task: Living Under the Word: Test Cases 14. Violence in Defense of Justice 15. Divorce and Remarriage 16. Homosexuality 17. Anti-Judaism and Ethnic Conflict 18. Abortion Conclusion Works Cited Permissions Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Writings Author Index Topic Index