Identity, Ethics, and Ethos in the New Testament

by Jan van der Watt

The book deals with the relation between identity, ethics, and ethos in the New Testament. The focus falls on the way in which the commandments or guidelines presented in the New Testament writings inform the behaviour of the intended recipients. The habitual behaviour (ethos) of the different Christian communities in the New Testament are plotted and linked to their identity. Apart from analytical categories like ethos, ethics, and identity that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110189739
• ISBN13: 9783110189735
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 658 Pages
• Weight: 2.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary