Author: Abba Engelberg Publisher: ISBN: 9780692589380 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 406
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The book of Exodus raises some ethical questions central to the Jewish faith. Too often, we learn these Biblical stories as children and never revisit them-or their ethical implications-once we have reached adulthood. In many cases, we realize that the explanations we learned in childhood call for further elucidation.Rabbi Dr. Abba Engelberg presents many traditional answers, explained in depth, as well as some original interpretations, to difficult ethical questions raised by the narrative of the book of Exodus, including: Can we understand Egyptian oppression as a forerunner to anti-Semitism?What does it mean that Pharaoh's heart was hardened? Is there an ethical problem in removing his free will?Did Jethro join the Jewish people out of righteousness or expediency? Do his motivations matter?What is the thematic relationship between the two halves of the Ten Commandments?Why do the interpersonal laws of Mishpatim precede the God-oriented laws of Terumah and Tetzaveh?Was Aaron's participation justified in the episode of the golden calf
Author: Arthena E. Gorospe Publisher: BRILL ISBN: 904742056X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 396
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Using Ricoeur’s theories of narrative and identity, and their ethical implications, this book offers a multi-disciplinary Asian reading of Moses’ reverse migration in Exodus 4:18-26, in light of the liminal experience of global economic migration. The work demonstrates the productivity of Ricoeur’s threefold movement of prefiguration, configuration, and refiguration for OT studies and contemporary realities. By bringing together the world of an ancient text, a nuanced reading of the text’s narrative movement and its history of interpretation, and the bittersweet realities of Filipino overseas workers, this creative study charts the way for an OT hermeneutic that opens up possibilities for the formation of a reader’s narrative and ethical identity.
Author: Alastair J. Roberts Publisher: Crossway ISBN: 1433558017 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 169
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The exodus—the story of God leading his chosen people out of slavery in Egypt—stands as a pivotal event in the Old Testament. But if you listen closely, you will hear echoes of this story of redemption all throughout God's Word. Using music as a metaphor, the authors point us to the recurring theme of the exodus throughout the entire symphony of Scripture, shedding light on the Bible's unified message of salvation and restoration that is at the heart of God's plan for the world.
Author: Mark Dooley Publisher: ISBN: Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 320
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In The Politics of Exodus, Mark Dooley offers a lively interpretation of Kierkegaard as a precursor of the ethical and political insights of Jacques Derrida. While many connections have been forged in recent years between these two quintessentially Continental figures, Dooley's book argues that these affiliations run much deeper than any previous commentators have suggested. Indeed, his most controversial claim is that Kierkegaard is anything but a proponent of asocial individualism, but is one whose writings bear witness to the notion of an open quasi-community which has driven much of Derrida's work over the past decade. In vigorously challenging conventional wisdom surrounding the place of Kierkegaard in contemporary thought and political theory, Dooley shows how powerfully postmodern and politically charged the latter's specifically 'religious' ideas are. As such, Kierkegaard ought to be read as someone who anticipated Derrida's claim that genuine responsibility in the political sphere depends upon a phophetic call for justice on behalf of the least among us. will appeal to anyone interested in the intersection of religion and postmodernism, as well as to those with interests in ethics and politics from a Continental perspective. It will undoubtedly change the way we read Kierkegaard in the new millennium.
Author: Christopher J.H. Wright Publisher: InterVarsity Press ISBN: 0830864946 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 524
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Nothing confuses Christian ethics quite like the Old Testament. Christopher Wright examines a theological, social, and economic framework for Old Testament ethics, exploring themes in relation to contemporary issues: economics, the land and the poor, politics and a world of nations, law and justice, society and culture, and the way of the individual.
Author: Abba Engelberg Publisher: ISBN: 9780692285077 Category : Bibles Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Ethics of Genesis raises ethical questions that emerge from the stories of the first Biblical book. Many people learn these stories when they are too young to ask about their ethical implications. When we revisit these questions in adulthood, we often find the conventional answers are insufficient or require elaboration.Rabbi Dr. Abba Engelberg presents original answers, based on traditional and modern sources, to some of the troubling ethical questions raised in Genesis, including:* Did innocent people drown in the flood?* Did Abraham sacrifice Sarah's honor to save his own life?* Would Abraham slaughter his own son after lecturing against child-sacrifice?* Was Jacob devious with Esau, Laban and even his own father Isaac?* How could the brothers behave so brutally toward Joseph?* Was Joseph's behavior as vindictive as it appears to be?* Why are only two women among the seventy who entered Egypt?* Did the brothers and Joseph ever really reconcile?The author also presents in-depth discussions of ethical issues such as:* The role of repentance in the stories of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Joseph and his brothers.* The Biblical work ethic as reflected in Jacob's behavior.* The religious attitude toward physical beauty. * Decision making based on utility, benevolence, and justice. * When one is permitted to lie.* The Biblical attitude toward hunting.
Author: Joel B. Green Publisher: Baker Academic ISBN: 1441245677 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 246
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The acclaimed Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics (DSE), written to respond to the movement among biblical scholars and ethicists to recover the Bible for moral formation, offered needed orientation and perspective on the vital relationship between Scripture and ethics. This book-by-book survey of the Old Testament features key articles from the DSE, bringing together a stellar list of contributors to introduce students to the use of the Old Testament for moral formation. It will serve as an excellent supplementary text. The stellar list of contributors includes Bruce Birch, Mark Boda, William Brown, Stephen Chapman, Daniel Harrington, and Dennis Olson.
Author: Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. Publisher: Zondervan ISBN: 9780310371113 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 364
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Providing exegetical principles for the study of Old Testament ethics, this volume examines 'moral' texts of the Old Testament, and explores the content of Old Testament ethics and its meaning to believers today. It can be used quite effectively as a textbook for Ethics in the Old Testament.
Author: Abba Engelberg
Author: Arthena E. Gorospe
Author: Alastair J. Roberts
Author: Mark Dooley
Author: William Straton Bruce
Author: Christopher J.H. Wright
Author: Abba Engelberg
Author: Adam Robinson
Author: Joel B. Green
Author: Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.