The making of Christian morality : reading Paul in ancient and modern contexts / David G. Horrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horrell, David G., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Epistles of Paul.

Ethics in the Bible.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 264 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Michigan : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2019.

Summary:

In this volume David Horrell focuses on themes of community, ethics, and ecology in Paul, moving from the concrete social circumstances in which the earliest Christian communities gathered to the appropriation of Paul's writings in relation to modern ethical challenges. Often questioning established consensus positions, Horrell opens up new perspectives and engages with ongoing debates both in Pauline studies and in contemporary ethics. After covering historical questions about the setting of the Paul-ine communities, The Making of Christian Morality analyzes Paul-ine ethics through a detailed study of particular passages. In the third and final section Horrell brings Pauline thought to bear on contemporary issues and challenges, using the environmen-tal crisis as a case study to demonstrate how Paul's ethics can be appropriated fruitfully in a world so different from Paul's own.

Contents:

I Early Christian Assemblies in Sociohistorical Context

1 The Letters tor All (Local) Christians p. 15

Where There "Pauline Churches"? p. 15

2 Domestic Space and Christian Meetings at Corinth p. 27

Imagining New Contexts and the Buildings East of the Theater

3 Farewell to Another Wealthy Patron? p. 49

Reassessing Philemon in the Light of Recent Scholarly Discussion of Socioeconomic Level and Domestic Space

4 From α̕ο̉ελφοί to οιοκ̃̕ϛ θεου̃ p. 75

Social Transformation in Pauline Christianity

II Pauline Ethics in Historical Context

5 Particular Identity and Common Ethics p. 99

Reflections on the Foundations and Content of Pauline Ethics in 1 Corinthians 5

6 Idol Food, Idolatry, and Ethics in Paul p. 117

7 Imitating the Humility of Christ p. 143

Paul's Philippian Christ-Hymn and the Making of Christian Morality

III Pauline Ethics in Modern Contexts

8 Paul among Liberals and Communitarians p. 161

Models for Christian Ethics

9 A New Perspective on Paul? p. 183

Rereading Paul in a Time of Ecological Crisis

10 Ecojustice in the Bible? p. 209

Pauline Contributions to an Ecological Theology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780802876072

0802876072

OCLC:

1038224718

Publisher Number:

99979955692