Functional Teleology and the Coherence of Ephesians : a Comparative and Reception-Historical Approach.
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| Author / Creator: | Covington, Eric. |
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| Imprint: | Tübingen : Mohr Siebeck, 2018. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (287 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe ; v. 470 Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. 2. Reihe. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13541336 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Question of Coherence in Ephesians; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. The Conceptual Coherence of Ephesians in Recent Scholarship; 2.2.1. Ephesians and Post-1940s Ecclesiology; 2.2.2. Ephesians and Gnosticism; 2.2.3. Ephesians in Modern Comparative Study; 2.2.4. Ephesians and Greco-Roman Rhetoric; 2.2.5. Ephesians and Ancient Political Philosophy; 2.2.6. Ephesians and Ancient Folk Religion; 2.2.7. Ephesians and Socio-Scientific Studies; 2.2.8. Summary: The Problem of Conceptual Coherence in Ephesians.
- 2.3. Observation: Modern Virtue Ethics and Ancient Ethical Thought2.3.1. Telos and Human Function in Ancient Ethical Thought; 2.3.2. The Erosion and Inversion of Teleological Thought in Modernity; 2.4. Hypothesis, Aims, and Structure; 2.4.1. Hypothesis: Ephesians and the Logic of Functional Teleology; 2.4.2. Previous Teleological Approaches in New Testament Studies; 2.4.3. Preliminary Definitions; 2.4.4. Aims and Structure; 2.5. Method and Methodology; 2.5.1. Reading Ephesians within the Ancient Thought World; 2.5.2. Analogical Comparative Studies in Biblical and Ancient Philosophical Ethics.
- 2.5.3. Auslegungsgeschichte and the Interpretation of EphesiansPart One: Functional Teleology in the Ancient Thought World; Chapter 3: Teleology in Ancient Ethical Thought; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. The Tablet of Cebes and Ancient Teleological Ethics; 3.2.1. The Tablet of Cebes; 3.2.2. Teleological Ethics and The Tablet of Cebes; 3.2.3. Teleology in Ancient Ethics; 3.3. The Corporeal Metaphor, Teleology, and the Functional Argument; 3.3.1. The Corporeal Metaphor and the Functional Argument in Aristotle; 3.3.2. The Corporeal Metaphor and the Functional Argument in Other Ethical Traditions.
- 3.4. Functional Teleology: A Précis of Ancient Teleological Coherence3.5. Conclusion; Chapter 4: Functional Teleology in Ancient Ethical Traditions; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Functional Teleology in Epicureanism; 4.2.1. Cosmology; 4.2.2. Teleology; 4.2.3. Teleological Ethics; 4.3. Functional Teleology in Stoicism; 4.3.1. Cosmology; 4.3.2. Teleology; 4.3.3. Teleological Ethics; 4.4. Functional Teleology in Early Jewish Writings; 4.4.1. Functional Teleology in 1 Enoch 1-5; 4.4.2. Functional Teleology in Sirach; 4.4.3. Functional Teleology in Wisdom of Solomon; 4.5. Conclusion.
- Part Two: Functional Teleology in Thomas Aquinas' ad EphesiosChapter 5: Aquinas' ad Ephesios in Context; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Aquinas as Exegete; 5.3. Aquinas as Theological Exegete: On the Basis of Divine Revelation; 5.4. Aquinas as Philosophical-Theological Exegete: The Use of Human Reason and Logic; 5.4.1. The Essence/Existence Divide and Movement from Potential to Actual; 5.4.2. Functional Teleology: Perfection and Completion in Complex Systems; 5.4.3. Human Teleology: The Beatific Vision as Ultimus Finis; 5.4.4. Teleology in Human Ethics and Behavior.