Brian S. Rosner

Paul, Scripture and Ethics: a Study of 1 Corinthians 5-7 (Arbeiten Zur Geschichte Des Antiken Jude Ntums Und Des Urchristentums, 22) Brian S. Rosner

By investigating 1 Corinthians 5-7, this text evaluates the widely-held view that Scripture did not play an important role in the formation of Paul's ethics. It concludes that in spite of the relatively few quotations of Scripture and other indications to the contrary, Scripture is nevertheless a crucial and formative source for Paul's moral teaching. The major lines and many of the details of Paul's ethics in these chapters are traced back to the Scriptures, in most cases by way of Jewish sources. The conclusion is drawn that for Paul the Scriptures were not only "witness to the Gospel" but "written for our instruction".