About the book
What is ethics?Ethics is not merely about tricky situations or hot topics. Instead, ethics asks questions about what sort of people we are, how we think, what sort of things we do and don't do, and how we ought to live our everyday lives.How might we learn ethics from the Old Testament? Instead of searching for support for our positions or pointing out problems with certain passages, trusted guide John Goldingay urges us to let the Old Testament itself set the agenda. In thisvolume, readers will encounter what the Old Testament teaches about relationships, work, Sabbath, character, and more.Featuring Goldingay's own translation and discussion questions for group use, Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour is a resource forethics like no other. Topically organized with short, stand-alone chapters, this book is one to keep close at hand.
Editions of Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780830852246
- EBook
- ISBN 9780830873623
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What is ethics?Ethics is not merely about tricky situations or hot topics. Instead, ethics asks questions about what sort of people we are, how we think, what sort of things we do and don't do, and how we ought to live our everyday lives.How might we learn ethics from the Old Testament? Instead of searching for support for our positions or pointing out problems with certain passages, trusted guide John Goldingay urges us to let the Old Testament itself set the agenda. In thisvolume, readers will encounter what the Old Testament teaches about relationships, work, Sabbath, character, and more.Featuring Goldingay's own translation and discussion questions for group use, Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour is a resource forethics like no other. Topically organized with short, stand-alone chapters, this book is one to keep close at hand.
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What is ethics?Ethics is not merely about tricky situations or hot topics. Instead, ethics asks questions about what sort of people we are, how we think, what sort of things we do and don't do, and how we ought to live our everyday lives.How might we learn ethics from the Old Testament? Instead of searching for support for our positions or pointing out problems with certain passages, trusted guide John Goldingay urges us to let the Old Testament itself set the agenda. In thisvolume, readers will encounter what the Old Testament teaches about relationships, work, Sabbath, character, and more.Featuring Goldingay's own translation and discussion questions for group use, Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour is a resource forethics like no other. Topically organized with short, stand-alone chapters, this book is one to keep close at hand.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour?
Philosophy and Religion > Religion and beliefs > Christianity
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour?
John Goldingay
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Old Testament Ethics: A Guided Tour is available as paperback(ISBN 9780830852246) and ebook(ISBN 9780830873623)
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