Singing the ethos of God :on the place of Christian ethics in Scripture /Brian Brock.

Book

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Singing the ethos of God :on the place of Christian ethics in Scripture /Brian Brock.

Description

Introduction: the problem of estrangement from Scripture in Christian ethics -- Learning about reading the Bible for ethics -- Reading self-consciously : the hermeneutic solution -- Reading together : the communitarian solution -- Focusing reading : the biblical ethics solution -- Reading doctrinally : the biblical theology solution -- Reading as meditation : the exegetical theology solution -- Listening to the saints encountering the ethos of Scripture -- Augustine's ethos of salvific confession -- Luther's ethos of consoling doxology -- Singing the ethos of God -- Ethical exegesis : what have we encountered -- Exploring the place of Christian ethics in Scripture. xxi, 386 p. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Brock, Brian.

Place Published

City

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Date Published

2007

Publication Subjects

Ethics in the Bible. Christian ethics--Biblical teaching. Christian ethics.

Call No.

BS680 .E84 B74 2007

ISBN

0802803792 (pbk. : alk. paper), 9780802803795 (pbk.)

LCCN

2006036404

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-374) and indexes.