Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics

by Joel B. Green (Editor), Jacqueline Lapsley (Editor), Rebekah Miles (Editor)

This one-stop reference book on the vital relationship between Scripture and ethics offers needed orientation and perspective for students, pastors, and scholars. Written to respond to the movement among biblical scholars and ethicists to recover the Bible for moral formation, it is the best reference work available on the intersection of these two fields. The volume shows how Christian Scripture and Christian ethics are necessarily intertwined and offers up-to-date treatment of five hundred biblical, traditional, and contemporary topics, ranging from adultery, bioethics, and Colossians to vegetarianism, work, and Zephaniah. The stellar ecumenical list of contributors consists of more than two hundred leading scholars from the fields of biblical studies and ethics, including Darrell Bock, David Gushee, Amy Laura Hall, Daniel Harrington, Dennis Olson, Christine Pohl, Glen Stassen, and Max Stackhouse.

Genres: Reference, Religion, Christian Living

912 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2011

About the author

Joel B. Green (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament interpretation and associate dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Prior to moving to Fuller, he taught at Asbury Theological Seminary for ten years. He is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Theological Interpretation and has authored or edited numerous books, including the Dictionary of Scripture and Ethics.

Reviews

[Joshua Pearsall · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a wonderful resource, and though I didn't always agree with it, this work very much pushed me to seriously think through a lot of my own thoughts on various topics, especially around ethical issues. I cannot recommend this enough as a nice shelf resource (or digital shelf resource if you prefer), and a bonus it has been a great resource to get me started on a paper by simply pointing me in a direction of agreement (or disagreement).

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not really a book to sit down and read straight through, it is a tool. A check of the subjects covered reveals a pretty thorough coverage. Will be a very useful reference tool.

Publisher's Description:
"This one-stop reference book on the vital relationship between Scripture and ethics offers helpful orientation and perspective for students, pastors, and scholars. Written to respond to the movement among biblical scholars and ethicists to recover the Bible for moral formation, it is the best reference work available on the intersection of these two fields. The volume shows how Christian Scripture and Christian ethics are necessarily intertwined and offers up-to-date treatment of five hundred biblical, traditional, and contemporary topics, including tithing, euthanasia, the Trinity, population policy and control, healthcare systems in Scripture, the seven deadly sins, idolatry, the image of God, terrorism, the Sermon on the Mount, vegetarianism, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The stellar ecumenical list of contributors consists of more than two hundred leading scholars from the fields of biblical studies and ethics.'

Biblical Studies Contributors Include:
A. K. M. Adam
Bill T. Arnold
Bruce C. Birch
Darrell L. Bock
Mark J. Boda
William P. Brown
Richard A. Burridge
M. Daniel Carroll R. (Rodas)
Stephen B. Chapman
Lynn H. Cohick
David A. deSilva
Chip Dobbs-Allsopp
John R. Donahue, SJ
Victor Paul Furnish
John Goldingay
Michael J. Gorman
Barbara Green
Daniel J. Harrington
Ralph W. Klein
Richard N. Longenecker
J. Richard Middleton
Thomas W. Ogletree
Dennis T. Olson
Leo G. Perdue
Anathea Portier-Young
Mark Allan Powell
Carolyn Pressler
Brian Rosner
Choon-Leong Seow
William M. Swartley

Ethics Contributors Include:
James T. Bretzke, SJ
Ellen T. Charry
Kevin Corcoran
Miguel A. De La Torre
Thomas Finger
Jeffrey P. Greenman
David P. Gushee
Amy Laura Hall
Craig Hovey
Beth Felker Jones
Brad J. Kallenberg
James Keenan, SJ
D. Brent Laytham
James W. Lewis
D. Stephen Long
Ramón Luzárraga
M. Therese Lysaught
Hugo Magallanes
David Matzko McCarthy
Mark Thiessen Nation
Christine D. Pohl
Stephen Post
Wyndy Corbin Reuschling
Joel James Shuman
Ronald J. Sider
Max L. Stackhouse
Glen H. Stassen
Paul J. Wadell
Sondra E. Wheeler
Jonathan R. Wilson