What is the role of story in ethics and, more particularly, what is the role of Old Testament story in Christian ethics? This book, drawing on the work of contemporary philosophers, argues that narrative is crucial in the ethical shaping of people and, drawing on the work of contemporary Old Testament scholars, that story plays a key role in Old Testament ethics. Parry then argues that when situated in canonical context Old Testament stories can be reappropriated by Christian readers in their own ethical formation. The shocking story of the rape of Dinah and the massacre of the Shechemites provides a fascinating case study for exploring the parameters within which Christian ethical appropriations of Old Testament stories can live.
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"The range and depth of this book is a tour de force. It is precisely the sort of scholarship so badly needed in biblical studies today." Craig Bartholomew, H. Evan Runner Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Theology and Religion, Redeemer University College, Ancaster, Canada.
"This work rehabilitates the importance of stories within biblical and Christian ethics. Anyone concerned with ethics and the Bible will benefit greatly from Parry's sophisticated and subtle presentation." John Barton, Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford.
"A most stimulating exploration of how 'difficult' Old Testament narratives might be read from a Christian ethical standpoint." Gordon McConville, Professor Old Testament Theology and Interpretation, University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham
"Parry tackles this story of rape and massacre with frankness and perception. He draws out general principles for interpreting the ethics of biblical narrative and shows that even the most unpromising passages of Scripture are useful to the discerning reader." Gordon Wenham, Professor Old Testament, University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham
"This work rehabilitates the importance of stories within biblical and Christian ethics. Anyone concerned with ethics and the Bible will benefit greatly from Parry's sophisticated and subtle presentation." John Barton, Oriel and Laing Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, University of Oxford.
"A most stimulating exploration of how 'difficult' Old Testament narratives might be read from a Christian ethical standpoint." Gordon McConville, Professor Old Testament Theology and Interpretation, University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham
"Parry tackles this story of rape and massacre with frankness and perception. He draws out general principles for interpreting the ethics of biblical narrative and shows that even the most unpromising passages of Scripture are useful to the discerning reader." Gordon Wenham, Professor Old Testament, University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham
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Robin A. Parry (Ph.D., in Old Testament Narrative Ethics) was commissioning editor for Paternoster Press. His books include Old Testament Story and Christian Ethics: The Rape of Dinah as a Case Study; The Evangelical Universalist; Worshipping Trinity: Coming Back to the Heart of Worship and most recently Lamentations (Two Horizons Old Testament Commentary Series). He is the co-editor of numerous books including Universal Salvation? The Current Debate with Christopher J. Partridge; The Futures of Evangelicalism, and Canon And Biblical Interpretation (Scripture and Hermeneutics Series) .
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