Ogletree, Thomas W.

The use of the Bible in Christian ethics : a constructive essay / Thomas W. Ogletree. - Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, 2003. - xv, 220 p. ; 22 cm.

Originally published: Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1983.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-212) and indexes.

The interpretative task -- Preunderstandings of the moral life -- Covenant and commandment : Old Testament understandings of the moral life -- Synoptic portrayals of eschatological existence -- Revisioning the bases of human life : Paul's account of Christian freedom -- Toward common grounds of understanding.

0664227562 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2004274262


Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Christian ethics.
Ethics in the Bible.

BJ1275 / .O38 2003