The Ten commandments and the Beatitudes : biblical studies and ethics for real life /
Chan, Yiu Sing Lúcás, S.I., 1968-2015
The Ten commandments and the Beatitudes : biblical studies and ethics for real life / Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan ; foreword by Daniel J. Harrington and James F. Keenan. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012. - 1 online resource
"A Sheed & Ward book."
Foreword; Abbreviations; Prologue; Acknowledgments; I: A Schema for Bridging Biblical Studies and Christian Ethics; 1 Emerging Consensus; 2 Reading Scripture through the Lens of Virtue; II: Exegeting and Interpreting the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:2-17 for Ethical Living; 3 The Decalogue in History; 4 Some Preliminary Questions; 5 The First Commandment in Exodus 20:2-6; 6 The Second Commandment in Exodus 20:7; 7 The Third Commandment in Exodus 20:8-11; 8 The Fourth Commandment in Exodus 20:12; 9 The Fifth Commandment in Exodus 20:13; 10 The Sixth Commandment in Exodus 20:14. 11 The Seventh Commandment in Exodus 20:1512 The Eighth Commandment in Exodus 20:16; 13 The Ninth Commandment in Exodus 20:17; 14 The Tenth Commandment in Exodus 20:17; III: Exegeting and Interpreting the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 for Ethical Living; 15 The Beatitudes in History; 16 Some Preliminary Questions; 17 The First Beatitude in Matthew 5:3; 18 The Second Beatitude in Matthew 5:4; 19 The Third Beatitude in Matthew 5:5; 20 The Fourth Beatitude in Matthew 5:6; 21 The Fifth Beatitude in Matthew 5:7; 22 The Sixth Beatitude in Matthew 5:8; 23 The Seventh Beatitude in Matthew 5:9. 24 The Eighth Beatitude in Matthew 5:10-12Conclusion; Epilogue; Table 1: The Numbering of the Ten Commandments by Various Traditions; Glossary of Chinese Terms; Index.
The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes brings together biblical studies and ethics to help students gain a fuller understanding of these two important biblical passages-both what the text meant historically, and what it means today. It is an excellent introduction to Christian ethics focusing on two well-known passages.
English.
9781442215559 1442215550
FBBACC4D-3DD4-421F-9E9C-59274B64499D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Ten commandments--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Beatitudes--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Beatitudes
Ten commandments
Christian ethics--Biblical teaching.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ethics.
Christian ethics--Biblical teaching
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BV4655 / .C43 2012eb
241.5
The Ten commandments and the Beatitudes : biblical studies and ethics for real life / Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan ; foreword by Daniel J. Harrington and James F. Keenan. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, ©2012. - 1 online resource
"A Sheed & Ward book."
Foreword; Abbreviations; Prologue; Acknowledgments; I: A Schema for Bridging Biblical Studies and Christian Ethics; 1 Emerging Consensus; 2 Reading Scripture through the Lens of Virtue; II: Exegeting and Interpreting the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:2-17 for Ethical Living; 3 The Decalogue in History; 4 Some Preliminary Questions; 5 The First Commandment in Exodus 20:2-6; 6 The Second Commandment in Exodus 20:7; 7 The Third Commandment in Exodus 20:8-11; 8 The Fourth Commandment in Exodus 20:12; 9 The Fifth Commandment in Exodus 20:13; 10 The Sixth Commandment in Exodus 20:14. 11 The Seventh Commandment in Exodus 20:1512 The Eighth Commandment in Exodus 20:16; 13 The Ninth Commandment in Exodus 20:17; 14 The Tenth Commandment in Exodus 20:17; III: Exegeting and Interpreting the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 for Ethical Living; 15 The Beatitudes in History; 16 Some Preliminary Questions; 17 The First Beatitude in Matthew 5:3; 18 The Second Beatitude in Matthew 5:4; 19 The Third Beatitude in Matthew 5:5; 20 The Fourth Beatitude in Matthew 5:6; 21 The Fifth Beatitude in Matthew 5:7; 22 The Sixth Beatitude in Matthew 5:8; 23 The Seventh Beatitude in Matthew 5:9. 24 The Eighth Beatitude in Matthew 5:10-12Conclusion; Epilogue; Table 1: The Numbering of the Ten Commandments by Various Traditions; Glossary of Chinese Terms; Index.
The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes brings together biblical studies and ethics to help students gain a fuller understanding of these two important biblical passages-both what the text meant historically, and what it means today. It is an excellent introduction to Christian ethics focusing on two well-known passages.
English.
9781442215559 1442215550
FBBACC4D-3DD4-421F-9E9C-59274B64499D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Ten commandments--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Beatitudes--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Beatitudes
Ten commandments
Christian ethics--Biblical teaching.
RELIGION--Christian Theology--Ethics.
Christian ethics--Biblical teaching
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
BV4655 / .C43 2012eb
241.5