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Auteur(s) : Barton, John (1948-....)
Titre(s) : Ethics in Ancient Israel [Texte imprimé] / John Barton
Édition : First edition
Publication : Oxford ; New York (N.Y.) : Oxford University press, cop. 2014
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (VIII-316 p.) ; 24 cm
Comprend : Introduction: Ethics in Ancient Israel ; A Historical Enquiry ; 1. The Sources
; 2. Moral Agents and Moral Patients ; 3. Popular Morality, Custom, and Convention
; 4. The Moral Order ; 5. Obedience to God ; 6. Virtue, Character, Moral Formation,
and the Ends of Life ; 7. Sin, Impurity, and Forgiveness ; 8. The Consequences of
Action ; 9. Ethical Digests ; 10. The Moral Character of God ; Conclusion: God
and Moral Order in Ancient Israel.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 277-297. Index
"Ethics in Ancient Israel is a study of ethical thinking in ancient Israel from around
the eighth to the second century BC. The evidence for this consists primarily of the
Old Testament/Hebrew Bible and Apocrypha, but also other ancient Jewish writings such
as the Dead Sea Scrolls and various anonymous and pseudonymous texts from shortly
before the New Testament period. Professor John Barton argues that there were several
models for thinking about ethics, including a 'divine command' theory, something approximating
to natural law, a virtue ethic, and a belief in human custom and convention. Moreover,
he examines ideas of reward and punishment, purity and impurity, the status of moral
agents and patients, imitation of God, and the image of God in humanity. Barton maintains
that ethical thinking can be found not only in laws but also in the wisdom literature,
in the Psalms, and in narrative texts. There is much interaction with recent scholarship
in both English and German. The book features discussion of comparative material from
other ancient Near Eastern cultures and a chapter on short summaries of moral teaching,
such as the Ten Commandments. This innovative work should be of interest to those
concerned with the interpretation of the Old Testament but also to students of ethics."--Back
cover
Sujet(s) : Morale juive -- Palestine -- Antiquité
Religion et morale -- Palestine -- Antiquité
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0199660433. - ISBN 9780199660438. - ISBN 9780198785170. - ISBN 0198785178. -
ISBN 9780191787270. - ISBN 0191787272
EAN 9780199660438
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45251006v
Notice n° :
FRBNF45251006
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