Toward Old Testament Ethics by Walter C. KaiserCall Number: BS1199.E8 K34 1983
ISBN: 9780310371113
Kaiser regards the Old Testament's ethical claims and demands as governing mortals made in the image of God. Thus, he believes they are applicable to the church. He considers the ethical directions and morality of the Old Testament to be grounded, first of all, in the nature of God directly. Hence, he equates divine commands with divine being. Additionally, he locates the expression of divine character in moral (positive) law and the "creation ordinances" of God's work, the depiction of things as they were intended to be from the Creator's hand. Kaiser combines a chronological/canonical (he sees these as identical) and topical approach in surveying the ethics of the Old Testament.