The Old Testament and Ethics

The acclaimed Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics (DSE), written to respond to the movement among biblical scholars and ethicists to recover the Bible for moral formation, offered needed orientation and perspective on the vital relationship between Scripture and ethics. This book-by-book survey of the Old Testament features key articles from the DSE, bringing together a stellar list of contributors to introduce students to the use of the Old Testament for moral formation. It will serve as an excellent supplementary text. The stellar list of contributors includes Bruce Birch, Mark Boda, William Brown, Stephen Chapman, Daniel Harrington, and Dennis Olson.

Contents

Introduction    Joel B. Green
1. Overview
Ethics in Scripture     Allen Verhey
Scripture in Ethics: Methodological Issues   Bruce C. Birch
Old Testament Ethics    M. Daniel Carroll R.
2. Pentateuch
Ethics of Torah    Dennis T. Olson
Genesis    Dennis T. Olson
Exodus    Dennis T. Olson
Leviticus    Robin C. McCall
Holiness Code Robin C. McCall
Numbers    Dennis T. Olson
Deuteronomy    Dennis T. Olson
3. Historical Books
Ethics of Deuteronomistic History    Stephen B. Chapman
Joshua    L. Daniel Hawk
Judges    L. Daniel Hawk
Ruth    Jacqueline E. Lapsley
1-2 Samuel    Bruce C. Birch
1-2 Kings    Craig Vondergeest
1-2 Chronicles    Ralph W. Klein
Ezra    Michael W. Duggan
Nehemiah    Michael W. Duggan
Esther    Linda Day
4. Wisdom and Psalms
Ethics of Wisdom Literature    Leo G. Perdue
Job    Choon-Leong Seow
Psalms    Joel M. LeMon
Proverbs    Timothy J. Sandoval
Ecclesiastes    Eunny P. Lee
Song of Songs    Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
5. Prophets
Isaiah    Eunny P. Lee
Jeremiah    Else K. Holt
Lamentations    Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
Ezekiel    Andrew Mein
Daniel    Anathea Portier-Young
Hosea    Brad E. Kelle
Joel    D. N. Premnath
Amos    M. Daniel Carroll R.
Obadiah    D. N. Premnath
Jonah    Barbara Green
Micah    M. Daniel Carroll R.
Nahum    D. N. Premnath
Habakkuk    D. N. Premnath
Zephaniah    D. N. Premnath
Haggai    Mark J. Boda
Zechariah    Mark J. Boda
Malachi    D. N. Premnath
6. Deuterocanonical/Apocryphal Books
Ethics of the Deuterocanonical/Apocrypha Books    David A. deSilva
Tobit    Micah D. Kiel
Judith    Daniel J. Harrington
Additions to Esther    Daniel J. Harrington
Wisdom of Solomon    Samuel L. Adams
Sirach (or Ecclesiasticus)    Samuel L. Adams
Baruch    Daniel J. Harrington
Letter of Jeremiah    Daniel J. Harrington
Additions to Daniel    Daniel J. Harrington
1 Maccabees    Anathea Portier-Young
2 Maccabees    Anathea Portier-Young
7. Selected Topics in Old Testament Ethics
Biblical Accounts of Creation William P. Brown
Dead Sea Scrolls    Amy C. Merrill Willis
Ethics of Exile Daniel Smith-Christopher
Ethics of Priestly Literature Jacqueline E. Lapsley
Law Dennis T. Olson
Poetic Discourse and Ethics Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
Ten Commandments Jacqueline E. Lapsley
Indexes