Demanding Our Attention: The Hebrew Bible as a Source for Christian Ethics - Brossura

Arndt, Emily

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0802865690 ISBN 13: 9780802865694

Casa editrice: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2011

Riassunto

What can we possibly learn about our relationships to others from reading the story of an ancient father who raised a knife to slaughter his beloved only son?Contemporary Christian ethicists, faced with such dilemmas, are often tempted to treat the Hebrew Bible in a limited, distanced, and even dismissive way. Yet Emily Arndt here argues that ancient scriptures can be a vital resource for Christian ethical studies today. Focusing on a close analysis of the akedah the story of Abrahams near-sacrifice of Isaac she demonstrates the power of even the most troubling and uncomfortable Old Testament narratives to teach valuable ethical lessons. Placing ourselves in relationship to such complex, perhaps un-resolvable, and always challenging sacred texts, she says, is in itself a practice that can help us learn to relate authentically and ethically to others.This is a fully formed, sophisticated, and beautifully written book, offering an important contribution to the field of theological ethics. . . . A fitting tribute to a scholarly career that was cut short all too soon. Jean Porter (from the foreword)

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• Editore: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0802865690
• ISBN 13: 9780802865694
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 213