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Kaiser, Walter C.

Toward Old Testament ethics / Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, 1983. - xii, 345 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

The importance of definition and methodology --
The nature and task of Old Testament ethics --
The use of the Bible in establishing ethical norms --
Exegetical and theological principles in Old Testament ethics --
The Decalogue : Exodus 20:1-17; Deut. 5:6-21 --
The book of the covenant : Exodus 20:22-23:33 --
The law of holiness : Leviticus 18-20 --
The law of Deuteronomy --
Holiness as a way of life --
Holiness in the family and society --
Holiness in a regard for life --
Holiness in marriage and sex --
Holiness in wealth and possessions --
Holiness in obtaining and using truth --
Holiness in motive and heart --
The morally offensive character and acts of God in the Old Testament --
The morally offensive character and acts of men and women in the Old Testament --
The morally offensive precepts and sanctions in the law of God --
The Old Testament law and New Testament believers.

ISBN: 0310371104

LCCN: 83017095

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ethics in the Bible.

Dewey Class. No.: 241