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Informationen zum Autor Yiu Sing Lúcás Chan (1968-2015) taught at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley, a graduate school of Santa Clara University. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis ForewordAbbreviationsPrologue: Ten to Eight AcknowledgmentsI: A Schema for Bridging Biblical Studies and Christian Ethics1 Emerging Consensus2 Reading Scripture through the Lens of Virtue II: Exegeting and Interpreting the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:2-17 for Ethical Living3 The Decalogue in History4 Some Preliminary Questions5The First Commandment in 20:2-66 The Second Commandment in 20:77 The Third Commandment in 20:8-118 The Fourth Commandment in 20:129 The Fifth Commandment in 20:110 The Sixth Commandment in 20:1411 The Seventh Commandment in 20:1512 The Eighth Commandment in 20:16 13 The Ninth Commandment in 20:1714 The Tenth Commandment in 20:17 III: Exegeting and Interpreting the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 for Ethical Living15 The Beatitudes in History16 Some Preliminary Questions17 The First Beatitude in 5:318 The Second Beatitude in 5:4 19 The Third Beatitude in 5:520 The Fourth Beatitude in 5:6 21 The Fifth Beatitude in 5:722 The Sixth Beatitude in 5:8 23 The Seventh Beatitude in 5:9 24 The Eighth Beatitude in 5:10-12 Conclusion: A Radical Invitation to AllEpilogue: West to EastGlossary of Chinese Terms...
