The Cambridge Companion to the Hebrew Bible and Ethics

ISBN-13: 9781108461511 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 350 str.

Opis

Balances historical and contemporary concerns in an engaging and informative way, drawing connections between ancient and contemporary ethical problems.

Recenzje

'... a fascinating and, at times, provoking read.' Isabelle Hamley, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

Spis treści

Part I. Legal Ethics: 1. The decalogue: an icon of ethical discourse Dominik Markl; 2. The Talionic principle and its calibrations Sandra Jacobs; 3. Community violence in Deutoronomy Caryn Reeder; 4. The construction of gender roles in the Book of the Covenant and in Deutoronomy Carolyn J. Pressler; 5. Economics and the law Albino Barrera; Part II. Narrative Ethics: 6. Creation ethics in Genesis Matthew Schlimm; 7. Migrant ethics in the Jacob narratives C. A. Strine; 8. Settler mandates and the Book of Joshua Mark Brett; 9. David's ethic of togetherness and its victims Richard Smith; 10. Ethics and ethnicity in the Deutoronomistic history Brian Rainey; Part III. Prophetic Ethics: 11. Religion and ethics in Isaiah Bohdan Hrobon; 12. Covenant in the Book of Jeremiah Else K. Holt; 13. Ezekiel and criminal justice reform C. L. Crouch; 14. Poverty and social justice in Micah Matthew Coomber; 15. War violence in Hosea, Amos, and Nahum Stacy Davis; Part IV. Wisdom/Poetic Ethics: 16. Teaching complex ethical thinking with Proverbs Anne W. Stewart; 17. Divine justice in the Book of Job C. -L Seow; 18. Justice and retribution in the Psalms Tarah Van De Wiele; Part V. Faithful Ethics: 19. Jewish ethics and the Hebrew bible Deborah Barer; 20. Christian ethics and the Hebrew bible Julián Andrés González Holguín.