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The use of the Bible in Christian ethics : a constructive essay

In this book, Thomas Ogletree seeks to establish common ground between biblical understandings and contemporary ethical inquiry. Drawing upon phenomenological investigations, he criticizes and modifies some of the most prominent conceptions of ethics, and moves toward a more coherent and comprehensive ethical theory. Guided by this theory, he...
Print Book, English, 2003
Westminster John Knox Press, Louisville, Ky., 2003
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xv, 220 pages ; 22 cm
9780664227562, 0664227562
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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
Originally published: Philadelphia : Fortress Press, 1983