Mission versus ethics in 1 Corinthians 9? ‘Implicit ethics’ as an aid in analysing New Testament texts

Please be advised that the site will be down for maintenance on Sunday, September 1, 2024, from 08:00 to 18:00, and again on Monday, September 2, 2024, from 08:00 to 09:00. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author Zimmermann, Ruben, 1968-
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-21T07:35:13Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-21T07:35:13Z
dc.date.issued 2012-06-29
dc.description.abstract The central question concerning how mission and ethics are related arises within the context of the understanding of ethics itself and in this way often leads back to the familiar ‘indicative and imperative’ model. This oversimplified approach, however, is ultimately inadequate for the Pauline ethic in general and for the particular problem concerning mission and ethics. In this article, 1 Corinthians 9 was drawn upon as an example for the ‘implicit ethics’ model, a model which allows for a more nuanced presentation of the grounds and justification for behaviour and action. Through this approach it became clear that the proclamation of the Gospel does not have to be ‘unethical’; rather, it could be located and understood within the realm of the Pauline reflection on conduct. This, in turn, justified speaking of an ‘ethic of missions (activity)’ in Paul. en
dc.description.librarian nf2012 en
dc.description.uri http://www.hts.org.za en_US
dc.identifier.citation Zimmermann, R 2012, ‘Mission versus ethics in 1 Corinthians 9? “Implicit ethics” as an aid in analysing New Testament texts’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 68(1), Art. #1216, 8 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v68i1.1216 en
dc.identifier.issn 0259--9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.4102/hts.v68i1.1216
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/19618
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher OpenJournals Publishing en_US
dc.rights © 2012. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. en_US
dc.subject 1 Corinthians 9 en
dc.subject New Testament exegesis en
dc.subject Mission en
dc.subject.lcsh Bible -- N.T. -- Corinthians, 1st, IX -- Criticism, Textual en
dc.subject.lcsh Ethics in the Bible en
dc.title Mission versus ethics in 1 Corinthians 9? ‘Implicit ethics’ as an aid in analysing New Testament texts en
dc.type Article en


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record