The Moral Vision of the New Testament: Community, Cross, New Creation - A Contemporary Introduction to New Testament Ethics"

Dedication
Contents
Preface
Introduction: The Task of New Testament Ethics
	New Testament Ethics As a Problem
	The Fourfold Task of New Testament Ethics
	Possible Objections
PART ONE The Descriptive Task: Visions of the Moral Life in the New Testament
	1. Paul: The Koinōnia of His Sufferings
		Is Paul’s Ethic Theologically Grounded?
		The Theological Framework for Pauline Ethics
		Paul’s Moral Logic: Warrants, Norms, and Power
		Appendix: Paul on the Relation between Men and Women
	2. Developments of the Pauline Tradition
		Witnesses to the Legacy of Paul
		Ephesians: Cosmic Ecclesiology
		1 Timothy: How to Behave in the Household of God
	3. The Gospel of Mark: Taking Up the Cross
		Finding “Ethics” in the Story of Jesus: Reflections on Method
		Mark’s Christology: A Story of the Crucified Messiah
		Discipleship: Following the Crucified Messiah
		Eschatological Expectation in Mark: “Keep Awake,”
		Mark’s Narrative World As Context for Action
	4. The Gospel of Matthew: Training for the Kingdom of Heaven
		Matthew’s Christology: Jesus As Teacher
		Training for the Kingdom
		Matthew’s Eschatology: “I am with you always, to the end of the age,”
		Historical Setting: Matthew As Ecclesiastical Diplomat
		Matthew’s Narrative World As Context for Action
	5. Luke-Acts: Liberation through the Power of the Spirit
		Luke’s Christology: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,”
		The Church in the Power of the Spirit
		Luke’s Eschatology: “Why do you stand looking up toward heaven?,”
		Luke’s Narrative World As Context for Action
	6. The Gospel and Epistles of John: Loving One Another
		John’s Christology: The Man from Heaven
		Loving One Another: The Friends of Jesus
		Johannine Eschatology: “We know that we have passed from death to life,”
		John’s Narrative World As Context for Action
	7. Excursus: The Role of “the Historical Jesus” in New Testament Ethics
		Why Not Begin with Jesus?
		Methods for the Quest
		The Life and Teachings of Jesus: A Proposed Reconstruction
		Implications for Christian Ethics
	8. Revelation: Resisting the Beast
		Apocalyptic Symbolism: The Interpretive Choice
		The Lamb That Was Slaughtered
		The Vocation of the Saints
		A New Heaven and a New Earth
		The Narrative World of the Apocalypse As Context for Action
PART TWO The Synthetic Task: Finding Coherence in the Moral Vision of the New Testament
	9. Diverse Voices in the New Testament Canon
		Cacophony or Polyphony?
		Three Procedural Guidelines
	10. Three Focal Images: Community, Cross, New Creation
		Community
		Cross
		New Creation
		Why Love and Liberation Are Not Sufficient
PART THREE The Hermeneutical Task: The Use of the New Testament in Christian Ethics
	11. How Do Ethicists Use Scripture? Diagnostic Questions
		Modes of Appeal to Scripture
		Other Sources of Authority
		The Enactment of the Word
		A Diagnostic Checklist
	12. Five Representative Hermeneutical Strategies
		Reinhold Niebuhr: Christian Realism
		Karl Barth: Obedience to the Command of God
		John Howard Yoder: Following the Way of Jesus
		Stanley Hauerwas: Character Shaped by Tradition
		Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza: A Feminist Critical Hermeneutic of Liberation
	13. How Shall We Use the Texts? Normative Proposals
		Summary and Normative Reflections
		Moral Judgment As Metaphor-Making
		The Church As Embodied Metaphor
		The Role of the Old Testament in New Testament Ethics
		Summary: Proposed Guidelines for New Testament Ethics
PART FOUR The Pragmatic Task: Living Under the Word—Test Cases
	14. Violence in Defense of Justice
		Key Text: Matthew 5:38–48
		Synthesis: Violence in Canonical Context
		Hermeneutics: Responding to the New Testament’s Witness Against Violence
		Living the Text: The Church As Community of Peace
	15. Divorce and Remarriage
		Reading the Texts
		Synthesis: Divorce and Remarriage in Canonical Context
		Hermeneutics: Responding to the New Testament’s Witness Against Divorce
		Living the Text: The Church As Community Making the Love of God Visible
	16. Homosexuality
		Reading the Texts
		Synthesis: Homosexuality in Canonical Context
		Hermeneutics: Responding to the New Testament’s Witness Against Homosexuality
		Living the Text: The Church As Community Suffering with the Creation
	17. Anti-Judaism and Ethnic Conflict
		Reading the Texts
		Synthesis: Israel in Canonical Context
		Hermeneutics: Responding to the New Testament’s Witness Concerning Israel
		Living the Text: The Church As Community Overcoming Ethnic Division
	18. Abortion
		Reading the Texts
		Synthesis: Abortion in Canonical Context
		Hermeneutics: Responding to the New Testament’s Silence on Abortion
		Living the Text: The Church As Community of Life
Conclusion
	Sharing Possessions: A Challenge to the Church
	Pressing On Toward the Goal: The Vision of New Testament Ethics
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