by Jeffrey P. Greenman & Timothy Larsen (2012)
"This collection of essays by prominent scholars surveys the ways in which the Decalogue, the Ten Commandments, has been understood and appropriated from biblical times until today. With chapters devoted to major Christian thinkers such as Aquinas, Barth, Calvin, Luther, Maimonides, and Wesley, the writers explore ways the Decalogue has provided theological, ethical, moral, and devotional reflection throughout many facets of religious thought. The pieces reveal both the continuities in interpretation through the centuries as well as ways in which individual theologians departed from reigning readings to develop new directions"--
Otto Kaiser
The present volume contains writings by the renowned Marburg Old Testament scholar Otto Kaiser on the theology, anthropology and ethics of the Wisdom of Jesus, Son of Sirach (Ecclasisticus), and of the Book of Ecclesiastes (Kohelet), and their background in the history of ideas and of theology. In addition there is an essay on topical problems of the history of salvation and one on present-day problems of the belief in eternal life.
Kenneth E. Bailey
Beginning with Jesus' birth, Ken Bailey leads readers on a kaleidoscopic study of Jesus throughout the four Gospels. Bailey examines the life and ministry of Jesus with attention to the Lord's Prayer, the Beatitudes, Jesus' relationship to women and especially Jesus' parables. Through it all, Bailey employs his trademark expertise as a master of Middle Eastern culture to lead us into a deeper understanding of the person and significance of Jesus within his own cultural context. With a sure but gentle hand, Bailey lifts away the obscuring layers of modern Western interpretation to reveal Jesus in the light of his actual historical and cultural setting. -- from back cover.
Pragati Sahni
"This book contains a logical and thorough examination of some metaphysical and ethical dimensions of early Buddhist literature to determine their environmental significance and demonstrates that early Buddhism can be recognized as an environmental virtue ethics."--Jacket.
Andrew Rippin
Scholars from North America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East present essays on Muslim scripture for various groups of readers. They begin by placing the Qur'an in historical context and considering how it can be integrated into a curriculum of religious studies. Then they address the text on both structural and historical levels, which have always intertwined in the study of the Qur'an; some of the major topics that characterize its message; various interpretations within Islam; and its application to such fields as exegetical sciences, contemporary ethical issues, and recitation.