in his letters does he deal in a deliberative, reflective, critical way with the questions which an ethicist per se must always examine. The apostle himself seems not to have conceived of any special “ethical” side to his message or mission7 and certainly never attempts appraisal or even presentation of ethical principles, norms, or theories. As virtually every interpreter of Paul has emphasized, his letters offer no self-conscious, systematic analysis of the ground, motives, forms, or goals of
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