Product Description

A leading expert in New Testament ethics discovers in the biblical witness a unified ethical vision –– centered in the themes of community, cross and new creation –– that has profound relevance in today's world. Richard Hays shows how the New Testament provides moral guidance on the most troubling ethical issues of our time, including violence, divorce, homosexuality and abortion.

"Hays' passionately written book, with its bold agenda, has neither peer nor rival." ––Leander E. Keck, Winkley Professor of Biblical Theology, Yale Divinity School

"There are few people I would rather read for the actual exposition of the New Testament than Richard Hays. This book is filled with wonderful readings that not only inform us about how to think better about the so–called 'problem of the relation between the New Testament and ethics' but, even more, speak of how our lives should be lived in the light of Christ's cross. –Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Studies, Duke University Divinity School

"Richard Hays has succeeded brilliantly in bringing New Testament studies, contemporary theology, and ethics into a deeply reflective conversation... Hays' point is that the New Testament norms the Christian life, and, with the help of imagination and metaphor, can address the moral conflicts of our time." ––Ellen T. Charry, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

"This book isn't just a breath of fresh air. It's a hurricane, blowing away the fog of half–understood pseudo–morality and fashionable compromise, and revealing instead the early Christian vision of true humanness and genuine holiness. If this isn't a book for our time, I don't know what is." ––N. T. Wright, author of The New Testament and the People of God

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #201405 in Books
• Published on: 1996-10-04
• Released on: 1996-08-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

Review
"Hay's passionately written book, with its bold agenda, has neither peer nor rival." -- --Leander E. Keck, Winkley Professor of Biblical Theology, Yale Divinity School

From the Publisher
A leading expert in New Testament ethics discovers in the biblical witness a unified ethical vision -- centered in the themes of community, cross and new creation -- that has profound relevance in today's world. Richard Hays shows how the New Testament provides moral guidance on the most troubling ethical issues of our time, including violence, divorce, homosexuality and abortion.

"Hays' passionately written book, with its bold agenda, has neither peer nor rival." --Leander E. Keck, Winkley Professor of Biblical Theology, Yale Divinity School

"There are few people I would rather read for the actual exposition of the New Testament than Richard Hays. This book is filled with wonderful readings that not only inform us about how to think better about the so-called 'problem of the relation between the New Testament and ethics' but, even more, speak of how our lives should be lived in the light of Christ's cross. -Stanley Hauerwas, Gilbert T. Rowe Professor of Theological Studies, Duke University Divinity School

"Richard Hays has succeeded brilliantly in bringing New Testament studies, contemporary theology, and ethics into a deeply reflective conversation... Hays' point is that the New Testament norms the Christian life, and, with the help of imagination and metaphor, can address the moral conflicts of our time." --Ellen T. Charry, Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University

"This book isn't just a breath of fresh air. It's a hurricane, blowing away the fog of half-understood pseudo-morality and fashionable compromise, and revealing instead the early Christian vision of true humanness and genuine holiness. If this isn't a book for our time, I don't know what is." --N. T. Wright, author of The New Testament and the People of God

About the Author
Richard Hays is professor of New Testament at Duke Divinity School. He is noted for his work in the fields of New Testament ethics and Pauline theology.

Customer Reviews

Ethics from an honest man
Writers on ethics almost universally share a common problem. They aren't honest about there own struggles to embody the morals that they put forward. I greatly appreciate Hays honestly in facing the challenges of New Testament ethics without retreating into impersonal abstractions. Hays is honest, personal and direc while working through his subject with a high degree of scholarly excellence. It's rare to find such personal presence in a writer of high academic achievement.

I must admit that the first half of the book may seem overly complex as Hays deals with problems of biblical interpretation which he feels must be surmounted before he can express a cogent ethics. But stick with the reading and you will be rewarded with a clear, concise and practicel view of ethics that can easily be applied to your every day life. You will also learn how to extend his ethical thinking under the interpretive rubric Hays has created. You may not agree with every conclusion Hays comes to but I can guarantee that you will understand howand why he concluded what he did. This alone makes the book a worhty read for anyone serious about following Jesus and taking Him at this word.

Great book
I am taking an Independent Studies class with a professor at my high school. We are using this book as a primary source of information to create a Christian ethical response to Genetic Research. This book sets a great basis for understanding and interpretting an ethical Christian response.

Excellent, Balanced Book of NT Ethics
Dr. Hays has a very balanced, comprehensive look at New Testament ethics. It is an excellent tool for students, educators and pastors. I have been challenged in my own understanding of ethics through reading this book.