Identity, Ethics, and Ethos in the New Testament

Jan G. van der Watt

ISBN 10: 3110189739 / ISBN 13: 9783110189735

Published by De Gruyter, DE, 2006

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Identity, Ethics, and Ethos in the New Testament
• Publisher: De Gruyter, DE
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110189739
• ISBN 13: 9783110189735
• Binding: Hardback
• Edition: Reprint 2012.
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1116 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Jan van der Watt, University of Pretoria, South Africa.