Download or read book Theory and Practice in Old Testament Ethics written by John William Rogerson and published by Continuum. This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last two decades, there has been a resurgence of interest in the value of the Old Testament for modern ethical questions. John Rogerson is a scholar who has dedicated much of is academic life to probing the possibility of the abiding significance of the Old Testament for moral issues today. This volume brings together for the first time many of his contributions--both published and unpublished -- to Old Testament social ethics. This volume can serve both as a general reference work as well as a textbook for classes in Old Testament ethics at seminaries and theological colleges.