Topics > Ethics and Morality

Sources and Methods

• An Ethicist’s Concerns about Bilbical Ethics - by Peter J. Paris, Semeia 66 (1994) 173–179
• Ethics of the Hebrew Bible: The Problem of Methodology - by Eryl W. Davies, Semeia 66 (1994) 43–53
• Introduction: Ethics, Ancient Israel, and the Hebrew Bible - by Douglas Knight, Semeia 66 (1994) 1–8
• Moral Agency, Community, and the Character of God in the Hebrew Bible - by Bruce C. Birch, Semeia 66 (1994) 23–41
• Of Aims and Methods in Hebrew Bible Ethics - by Eckart Otto, Semeia 66 (1994) 161–172
• Sources and Methods in the Study of Ancient Israelite Ethics - by Robert R. Wilson, Semeia 66 (1994) 55–63
• The Basis of Ethics in the Hebrew Bible - by John Barton, Semeia 66 (1994) 11–22
• The Bible and Our Ethics - a discussion with Ralph W. Klein
• The Problem of Methodology for Old Testament Ethics - by Walter Leslie McConnell III, Evangelical Theological Society Annual Meeting (2005)
• The Quest for Hebrew Bible Ethics: A Jewish Response - by Peter J. Haas, Semeia 66 (1994) 151–159

Abortion

• Abortion and Contraception in Scripture - by C. E. Serling, Christian Scholars Review (1971) 42–58

Justice

• Justice and Righteousness - by J. N. Oswalt, from Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books (InterVarsity Press, 2005)

Politics

• Cui Bono?—History in the Service of Political Nationalism: The Deuteronomistic History as Political Propaganda - by Frank S. Frick, Semeia 66 (1994) 79–92
• Dominion, Guilt, and Reconciliation: The Contribution of the Jacob Narrative in Genesis to Political Ethics - by Frank Crüsemann, Semeia 66 (1993) 67–77

Righteousness

• Justice and Righteousness - by J. N. Oswalt, from Dictionary of the Old Testament: Historical Books (InterVarsity Press, 2005)

Book Reviews

• Barton, John, Understanding Old Testament Ethics: Approaches and Explorations (Westminster John Knox, 2003)
  • Reviewed by Craig D. Bowman, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
  • Reviewed by William P. Brown, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
  • Reviewed by Eckart Otto, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Birch, Bruce C., Let Justice Roll Down: The Old Testament, Ethics, and Life (October 1991) - reviewed by Dennis T. Olson, Theology Today 50 (1993)
• Brown, William P., Character and Scripture: Moral Formation, Community, and Biblical Interpretation (Eerdmans, 2002)
  • Reviewed by Bruce C. Birch, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
  • Reviewed by James L. Crenshaw, Review of Biblical Literature (2003)
• Carroll R., M. Daniel and Jacqueline E. Lapsley, eds., Character Ethics and the Old Testament: Moral Dimensions of Scripture (Westminster John Knox, 2007) - reviewed by Eckart Otto, Review of Biblical Literature (2007)
• Friedmann, Daniel, To Kill and Take Possession. Law, Morality, and Society in Biblical Stories (Hendrickson, 2002) - reviewed by Ralph W. Klein, Currents in Theology and Mission (October 2004)
• Jobling, David, Gary A. Phillips and Tamara Cohn Eshkenazi, eds., Levinas and Biblical Studies (SBL/Brill, 2003) - reviewed by Francis Landy, Review of Biblical Literature (2005)
• Levinson, Bernard M. and Eckart Otto, eds., Recht und Ethik im Alten Testament: Beitrage des Symposiums 'Das Alte Testament und die Kultur der Moderne' anlasslich des 100 Geburtstags Gerhard von Rad (1901–1971) (LIT Verlag, 2005) - reviewed by Mark Hamilton, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Parry, Robin, Old Testament Story and Christian Ethics: The Rape of Dinah as a Case Study (Paternoster, 2004) - reviewed by Yael Shemesh, Review of Biblical Literature (2006)
• Ratheiser, Gershom M. H., Mitzvoth Ethics and the Jewish Bible: The End of Old Testament Theology (T&T Clark, 2007) - reviewed by Walter Brueggemann, Review of Biblical Literature (2008)