Old Testament story and Christian ethics : the rape of Dinah as a case study
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Old Testament story and Christian ethics : the rape of Dinah as a case study
（The Paternoster biblical and theological monographs）
Paternoster Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-338) and indexes
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What is the role of story in ethics and, more particularly, what is the role of Old Testament story in Christian ethics? This book, drawing on the work of contemporary philosophers, argues that narrative is crucial in the ethical shaping of people and, drawing on the work of contemporary Old Testament scholars, that story plays a key role in Old Testament ethics. Parry then argues that when situated in canonical context Old Testament stories can be reappropriated by Christian readers in their own ethical formation. The shocking story of the rape of Dinah and the massacre of the Shechemites provides a fascinating case study for exploring the parameters within which Christian ethical appropriations of Old Testament stories can live.
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