Formation
according to Paul
The Context and Coherence of Pauline Ethics
James W. Thompson
BakerAcademic
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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Thompson, James, 1942–
Moral formation according to Paul: the context and coherence of Pauline ethics / James W. Thompson.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8010-3902-7 (pbk.)
1. Bible. N.T. Epistles of Paul—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. Ethics in the Bible. I. Title.
BS2655.E8T56 2011
241.5—dc23
2011020294
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Introduction: Paul’s Moral Teaching in Context: Living Worthily of the Gospel
1. Ethics in Hellenistic Judaism: Maintaining Jewish Identity in the Diaspora
2. Shaping an Identity: Moral Instruction and Community Formation
3. From Catechesis to Correspondence: Ethos and Ethics in 1 Thessalonians
4. Pauline Catechesis and the Lists of Vices and Virtues
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About Moral Formation according to Paul: The Context and Coherence of Pauline EthicsThis fresh treatment of Paul’s ethics addresses this question: How, according to Paul, can Christian communities know how God wants them to live? Leading biblical scholar James Thompson explains that Paul offers a coherent moral vision based not only on Christ’s story but also on the norms of the law. Paul did not live with a sharp dichotomy of law and Gospel, and he recognized the continuing importance of the law. Thompson makes a distinctive contribution by locating the roots of Paul’s concrete ethical thought in Hellenistic Judaism rather than Hellenistic moral philosophy. Students of New Testament ethics and Pauline theology will value this work. |
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