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Old Testament Ethics For The People of God

Christopher Wright

Old Testament Ethics For The People of God

Christopher Wright

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A Fully Revised, Updated and Integrated Edition of Living as the People of God and Walking in the Ways of the Lord.

Some Christians distinguish the moral laws in the Old Testament (which must be obeyed) from the ceremonial and civil laws (which may be disregarded). Others prefer a strictly New Testament ethic. Neither option, argues Wright, does justice to the Old Testament as an essential part of our Bible.

In this lively and readable approach, he develops a comprehensive alternative. First, he proposes a theological, social and economic framework for Old Testament ethics. Then, in relation to contemporary issues, he explores a variety of themes: economics, the land and the poor; ecology and the earth; politics and the world of nations; law and justice; society, culture and the family; the way of the individual.

Since its first appearance in 1983, Wright's Living as the People of God has been widely appreciated. Now fully revised, updated and restructured, it incorporates material from the author's Walking in the Ways of the Lord, together with new surveys of historical and contemporary scholarly approaches to Christian ethical use of the Old Testament.

This fresh and accessible study will appeal to non-specialists, while the greatly expanded bibliographies will make it a useful resource for students. 

  • Title

    Old Testament Ethics For The People of God

  • Author(s)

    Christopher Wright

  • ISBN

    9781844744398

  • Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    IVP

  • Audience

    Church Leaders

  • Pages

    528

  • Published

    01/01/2010

Christopher Wright

Christopher Wright

Christopher J. H. Wright (PhD, Cambridge) is international ministries director of the Langham Partnership, providing literature, scholarships, and preaching training for pastors in Majority World churches and seminaries. He has written many books including commentaries on Deuteronomy, Jeremiah, Lamentations, and Ezekiel, The Mission of GodCultivating the Fruit of the SpiritOld Testament Ethics for the People of God, and Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament. An ordained priest in the Church of England, Chris spent five years teaching the Old Testament at Union Biblical Seminary in India, and thirteen years as academic dean and then principal of All Nations Christian College, an international training center for cross-cultural mission in England. He was chair of the Lausanne Theology Working Group from 2005-2011 and the chief architect of The Cape Town Commitment from the Third Lausanne Congress, 2010.

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