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Identity and ethics in the book of Ruth : a social identity approach /

This study demonstrates the importance of including narrative ethics in a construction of Old Testament ethics. The social identity approach is used as a lens through which to understand and derive ethics. This approach highlights the social emphases of a biblical text, and consequently assists in u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lau, Peter H. W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; New York : De Gruyter, ©2011.
Colección:Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft ; 416.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This study demonstrates the importance of including narrative ethics in a construction of Old Testament ethics. The social identity approach is used as a lens through which to understand and derive ethics. This approach highlights the social emphases of a biblical text, and consequently assists in understanding a text's original ethical message. The book of Ruth is used as a test case, employing a social identity approach for understanding the narrative, but also to model the approach so that it can be implemented more widely in study of the Old Testament and narrative ethics. Each of the prot.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 234 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-223) and index.
ISBN:9783110247619
3110247615
1282934414
9781282934412