The Bible and Ethics

by David W. Gooding, John C. Lennox

Why should we tell the truth or value a human life? Why should we not treat others in any way we like? Some say the Bible is the last place to find answers to such questions, but even its critics recognize the magnificence of Jesus’ ethical teaching. To understand the ethics of Jesus we need to understand the values and beliefs on which they are based. Gooding and Lennox take us on a journey through the Bible and give us a concise survey of its leading events and people, ideas, poetry, moral values and ethics to bring into focus the ultimate significance of what Jesus taught about right and wrong.

Genres: Theology

400 pages, Paperback

Published May 20, 2015

About the author

David W. Gooding is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Greek at Queen's University, Belfast and a member of the Royal Irish Academy. His international teaching ministry is marked by fresh and careful expositions of both testaments. He has published scholarly studies on the Septuagint and Old Testament narratives, as well as expositions of Luke, John 13-17, Acts and Hebrews.

Reviews

[Frank Peters · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book, which was designed to be a textbook introducing ethics from a Christian or biblical perspective. I believe it was written for the ex-soviet countries, which had lost all ethical foundations and recognised the importance of ethics for society. Thus, the book does not presume any biblical understanding or knowledge, but instead provides a series of lessons in ethics by proceeding through the bible from beginning to end. Even given the target audience, I still thoroughly enjoyed the book, and was still challenged regularly.

[Geni Sube · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very good book on ethical implications and comparison. it is a great book to use in bible studies and more. I enjoy reading it.