This introduction to the study of Paul's ethics collects fourteen essays by Adolf von Harnack, Traugott Holtz, Edwin Judge, Bruce Winter, Gern Thiessen, Gerald Harris, Alfred Seeberg, Lars Hartman, Rudolf Bultmann, Michael Parsons, Eduard Lohse, Eckhard Schnabel, Wolfgang Schrage, and Richard Longenecker, together with commentary by the editor, to illumine the origin, context, social dimension, shape, logic, foundations, and relevance of Paul's ethics.
Rosner collects some of the most significant essays on Pauline Ethics from the 20th Century. Each representing a particular approach or trend in research. He ties them together in his introduction and conclusion to show how each line of questioning is appropriate and helpful in drawing out aspects of Paul's moral teaching.