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Looking for life : the role of theo-ethical reasoning in Paul's religion / John G. Lewis.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series; 291Publication details: London : T & T Clark International, c2005.Description: x, 297 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0567042723
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BS 2651  .L49 2005
Contents:
Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 THEOLOGY AND ETHICS IN PAUL; Chapter 2 IDENTIFYING THEO-ETHICAL REASONING (1 CORINTHIANS 1.1-4.21); Chapter 3 ENGAGING IN THEO-ETHICAL REASONING: ASSOCIATING EXPERIENCE WITH CONDUCT (1 CORINTHIANS 5.1-16.24); Chapter 4 ENGAGING IN THEO-ETHICAL REASONING: LOOKING FOR LIFE IN CHRIST AND NOT IN LAW (GALATIANS); Chapter 5 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors
Summary: Revision of thesis (Ph. D) - - University of Oxford, 2004. Through exegetical studies of 1 Corinthians and Galatians, John Lewis shows how Paul synthesises theology and ethics - which interpreters frequently separate - as integrated aspects of Christian thinking and living. This fusion becomes evident in Paul's complex process of theological, moral reasoning that lies beneath the surface of his letters for which we have coined the phrase 'theo-ethical reasoning'. The book also examines how Paul encourages his churches to apply this theo-ethical reasoning in the community practice of spiritual discernment - a dialogical, comparative process of reasoned
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 THEOLOGY AND ETHICS IN PAUL; Chapter 2 IDENTIFYING THEO-ETHICAL REASONING (1 CORINTHIANS 1.1-4.21); Chapter 3 ENGAGING IN THEO-ETHICAL REASONING: ASSOCIATING EXPERIENCE WITH CONDUCT (1 CORINTHIANS 5.1-16.24); Chapter 4 ENGAGING IN THEO-ETHICAL REASONING: LOOKING FOR LIFE IN CHRIST AND NOT IN LAW (GALATIANS); Chapter 5 CONCLUSION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Revision of thesis (Ph. D) - - University of Oxford, 2004. Through exegetical studies of 1 Corinthians and Galatians, John Lewis shows how Paul synthesises theology and ethics - which interpreters frequently separate - as integrated aspects of Christian thinking and living. This fusion becomes evident in Paul's complex process of theological, moral reasoning that lies beneath the surface of his letters for which we have coined the phrase 'theo-ethical reasoning'. The book also examines how Paul encourages his churches to apply this theo-ethical reasoning in the community practice of spiritual discernment - a dialogical, comparative process of reasoned

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