Wright, Christopher J. H., 1947-

Old Testament ethics for the people of God / Christopher J.H. Wright. - Downers Grove, Ill. : Inter-Varsity Press, c2004. - 520 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-499) and indexes.

pt. 1. A structure for Old Testament ethics. The theological angle -- The social angle -- The economic angle -- pt. 2. Themes in Old Testament ethics. Ecology and the earth -- Economics and the poor -- The land and Christian ethics -- Politics and the nations -- Justice and righteousness -- Law and the legal system -- Culture and family -- The way of the individual -- pt. 3. Studying Old Testament ethics. A survey of historical approaches -- Contemporary scholarship : a bibliographical essay -- Hermeneutics and authority in Old Testament ethics -- Appendix : What about the Canaanites?

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Bible--O.T.--Ethics.


Ethics in the Bible.

BS 680 .E84 / W75 2004