Understanding Old Testament Ethics: Approaches and Explorations

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Understanding Old Testament Ethics: Approaches and Explorations by John Barton Westminster John Knox, Louisville, 2003. 212 pp. $24.95. ISBN 0-664-22596-9.

FOR THE LAST TWO DECADES JOHN BARTON has been an important voice in the field of Old Testament ethics. Heretofore his work has appeared primarily in journals and in volumes of collected essays, so this publication is a welcome compilation of his work. An interesting feature is the inclusion of an entire monograph on the oracles agai...

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