Moral language in the New Testament : the interrelatedness of language and ethics in early Christian writings / edited by Ruben Zimmermann and Jan G. van der Watt ; in cooperation with Susanne Luther.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zimmermann, Ruben, 1968-

Van der Watt, J. G. (Jan Gabriël), 1952-

Luther, Susanne, 1979-

Series:

Kontexte und Normen neutestamentlicher Ethik ; Bd. 2.

Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe, 0340-9570 ; 296

Kontexte und Normen neutestementlicher Ethik = Contexts and norms of New Testament ethics ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc--Congresses.

Bible.

Ethics in the Bible--Congresses.

Ethics in the Bible.

Language and ethics--History--Congresses.

Language and ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 p.)

Edition:

1. Aufl.

Place of Publication:

Tubingen : Mohr Siebeck, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hauptbeschreibung This volume focuses on the interrelatedness of morality and language. Apart from explicit ethical statements, implicit NT moral language is analysed in three overlapping aspects based on the interpretation of concrete NT texts: an intratextual level (linguistic and analytic philosophical methods: syntactical form, style and logic), an textual and intertextual level (form criticism, discourse analysis) and an extratextual level (speech act analysis; rhetoric; reader-response criticism). With reference to analytical moral philosophy, the contributions address questio

Contents:

Ethics in the New Testament and language : basic explorations and Eph 5:21-33 as test case / Ruben Zimmermann

Defining morality in Christian ethics and the study of New Testament ethics / Etienne de Villiers

In search of identity : narrativity, discipleship and moral agency / Sean Freyne

Jesus' "conception of man" as an expression of His "ethics" / Karl-Wilhelm Niebuhr

"Whoever humbles himself like this child" : the ethical instruction in Matthew's community discourse (Matt 18) and its narrative setting / Matthias Konradt

Ethics through the power of language : some explorations in the Gospel according to John / Jan G. van der Watt

As the Father has sent me, I send you : towards a missional-incarnational ethos in John 4 / Kobus Kok

The exposition of moral rules and principles in Pauline Letters : preliminary observations on moral language in earliest Christianity / Hermut Lohr

"Unethical" language in the Pauline Letters? Stereotyping, vilification and identity matters / Jeremy Punt

Putting on Christ : on the relation of sacramental and ethical language in the Pauline Epistles / Friedrich Wilhelm Horn

Moral language in the New Testament : language and ethics in 2 Corinthians 3 / Francois S. Malan

Moral language in Philemon / Pieter G.R. de Villiers

Disparagement as argument : the polemical use of moral language in Second Peter / Jorg Frey

Some possible intertextual influences from the Jewish Scriptures on the (moral) language of Hebrews / Gert J. Steyn

Protreptic ethics in the Letter of James : the potential of figurative language in character formation / Susanne Luther

The "ethics" of badmouthing the other : vilification as persuasive speech act in First Clement / Lambert D. Jacobs

Ethics and genre : the narrative setting of moral language in the New Testament / Richard A. Burridge

The familial metaphorical language of inclusion in the New Testament and HIV/AIDS destigmatization in Africa / Elijah Mahlangu.

Notes:

"This volume is the result of a 'Humboldt-Kolleg' conference that was held at the University of Pretoria (South Africa) in September 2008 ...": Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Druckversion

ISBN:

1-280-04500-0

9786613518576

3-16-151639-7

OCLC:

782878953