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Glimpses of a Strange Land : Studies in Old Testament Ethics.
In this challenging book Cyril Rodd questions many of the assumptions that lie behind recent studies of Old Testament ethics. He views the ''strangeness'' of the biblical world and wonders whether there is an Old Testament ethics in the modern sense of the word - finding rather t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2001.
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| Colección: | Old Testament studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In this challenging book Cyril Rodd questions many of the assumptions that lie behind recent studies of Old Testament ethics. He views the ''strangeness'' of the biblical world and wonders whether there is an Old Testament ethics in the modern sense of the word - finding rather that the Old Testament writers did not regard many of today''s ethical dilemmas as problems at all. Dr Rodd examines all the Old Testament writings on five ethical issues: the poor, war, treatment of animals, ecology and the position of women. He considers their validity and relevance for today and discusses the extent t. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (417 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-364) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567614575 0567614573 |