At Home in a Strange Land : Using the Old Testament in Christian Ethics

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Machine derived contents note: Table of Contents Acknowledgments 000 Abbreviations 000 Introduction 000 Chapter 1: Equipment for the Journey 000 The Moral Authority of the Old Testament 000 Hermeneutics: How Do We Interpret the Bible? 000 Hermeneutics and the Bible as God's Word 000 The Old Testament and the Shape of Christian Ethics 000 Chapter 2: Getting Going 000 Law (Torah): Leviticus 19:9-10 000 Narrative: 2 Samuel 11-12 000 Poetry: Psalm 24 000 Prophets: Micah 6:6-8 000 Wisdom: Ecclesiastes 11 000 Chapter 3: Avoiding Pitfalls, Hacking through the Jungle 000 Slavery 000 Clean and Unclean 000 Holy War 000 Chapter 4: Exploring the Territory 000 The Creation Story: Genesis 1-3 000 The Decalogue (Ten Commandments): Deuteronomy 5:6-21 000 Chapter 5: Bringing the Old Testament Home 000 Cloning 000 Isaiah 46 and the Critique of Idolatry 000 Last Words: On Finding a Home in a Strange Land 000 Appendix A: The Geek Zone (a.k.a. Annotated Bibliography) 000 General Works on the Old Testament and Ethics 000 General Introductions to the Old Testament 000 General Works on Christian Ethics 000 Appendix B: Further Travels in the Geek Zone (a.k.a. For Further Reading) 000 Chapter 1: Equipment for the Journey 000 Chapter 2: Getting Going 000 Chapter 3: Avoiding Pitfalls, Hacking through the Jungle 000 Chapter 4: Exploring the Territory 000 Chapter 5: Bringing the Old Testament Home 000 Index of Modern Authors 000 Index of Subjects 000 Index of Ancient Sources 000.