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- Title
Orders of Discourse and the Function of Obedience in the Hebrew Bible.
- Authors
Kelly, Joseph Ryan
- Abstract
What is or what are the underlying ethical rationales in the Hebrew Bible? Throughout the history of the study of Hebrew Bible ethics, scholars have maintained that obedience to divine will is the predominant basis for ethical obligation in the Hebrew Bible. This judgement, however, fails to reckon with orders of moral discourse that separate first-order concerns from second-order reflection. This essay explores this distinction between first- and second-order moral discourse to understand better the function of obedience to divine will and other moral principles in the Hebrew Bible.
- Subjects
ETHICS in the Bible; OLD Testament; RELIGION &; ethics; WILL; OBEDIENCE -- Religious aspects; RELIGION
- Publication
Journal of Theological Studies, 2013, Vol 64, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0022-5185
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jts/flt016