Identity, Ethics, and Ethos in the New Testament (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783110189735)

The book deals with the relation between identity, ethics, and ethos in the New Testament. The focus falls on the way in which the commandments or guidelines presented in the New Testament writings inform the behaviour of the intended recipients. The habitual behaviour (ethos) of the different Christian communities in the New Testament are plotted and linked to their identity. Apart from analytical categories like ethos, ethics, and identity that are clearly defined in the book, efforts are also made to broaden the specific analytical categories related to ethical material. The way in which, for instance, narratives, proverbial expressions, imagery, etc. inform the reader about the ethical demands or ethos is also explored.

Author: Jan G. Van Der Watt
ISBN-10: 3110189739
ISBN-13: 9783110189735
Publisher: de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 11/16/2006
Pages: 658
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.41lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.38d