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Book or monograph Albrecht Alt, "The Origins of Israelite Law," In Essays on Old Testament History and Religion, 1966. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1966. reprinted: Sheffield: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 1989. Pbk. ISBN: 1850752044. pp.79-132.
Book or monograph W.S. Barker & W.R. Godfrey, eds. Theonomy: A Reformed Critique. Grand Rapids: Academie, 1990. Pbk. ISBN: 0310521718. pp.413.
Book or monograph Beginning Old Testament StudyJohn Barton, "Approaches to Ethics in the Old Testament." John W. Rogerson, ed., Beginning Old Testament Study.Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1983. Reprinted: London: SPCK, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 0281051038. pp.113-130.
Article in Journal or Book John Barton, "The Basis of Ethics in the Hebrew Bible," Semeia 66 (1994): 11-22.
Book or monograph Barton: Ethics and the Old TestamentJohn Barton, Ethics and the Old Testament, 1998. London: SCM Press, 2003. Pbk. ISBN: 0334028949. pp.120.
Article in Journal or Book John Barton, "Natural Law and Poetic Justice in the Old Testament," Journal of Theological Studies 30 (1979): 1-14.
Article in Journal or Book John Barton, "Ethics in Isaiah of Jerusalem," Journal of Theological Studies 32 (1981): 1-18.
Book or monograph John Barton, "Prophecy as Ethical Instruction," In Oracles of God: Perceptions of Ancient Prophecy in Israel after the Exile. New York: Oxford University, 1988. Hbk. ISBN: 0195207149.
Article in Journal or Book John Barton, "Understanding Old Testament Ethics." Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 9 (1978): 44-64.
Book or monograph Understanding Christian EthicsW.H. Bellinger, Jr. "The Old Testament: Sourcebook for Christian Ethics." William M. Tillman Jr., ed., Understanding Christian Ethics. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 1988. Pbk. ISBN: 0805461299. pp.286. {Amazon.com}
Book or monograph

Birch: Let Justice Roll Down: The Old Testament, Ethics, and the Christian LifeBruce C. Birch, Let Justice Roll Down: The Old Testament, Ethics, and the Christian Life. Louisville: Westminster / John Knox Press, 1991. Pbk. ISBN: 0664240267. pp.383. {Amazon.com}

Article in Journal or Book Bruce C. Birch, "Moral Agency, Community and the Character of God in the Hebrew Bible." Semeia 66 (1994): 23-41.
Article in Journal or Book Birch, Bruce C. "Old Testament Narrative and Moral Address." Gene M. Tucker, David L. Petersen & Robert R. Wilson, eds., Canon, Theology and Old Testament Interpretation: Essays in Honour of Brevard S. Childs. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1988. Hbk. ISBN: 0800608542. pp.77-91.
Book or monograph H.J. Boecker, Law and the Administration of Justice in the Old Testament and Ancient East. London: SPCK, 1981. SPCK ISBN: 0281037922. pp.224.
Article in Journal or Book Character and ScriptureR.G. Bowman, "The Complexity of Character and the Ethics of Complexity: The Case of King David." W. P. Brown, ed., Character and Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0802846254. pp.73-97.
Article in Journal or Book R.G. Bowman, "The Complexity of Character and the Ethics of Complexity: The Case of King David." W. P. Brown, ed., Character and Scripture. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0802846254. pp.73-97.
Book or monograph W.S. Bruce, The Ethics of the Old Testament, 2nd ed. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1909. ISBN: 0837024897. pp.xvi + 320.
Article in Journal or Book

Dictionary of the Old Testament: PentateuchJ.K. Bruckner, "Ethics." T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, ed., Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch, ed. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003. ISBN: 0830817816, 224-240.

Article in Journal or Book Walter Brueggemann, "The Rhetoric of Hurt and Hope: Ethics Odd and Crucial." Annual of the Society of Christian Ethics 9 (June 1989): 73-92.
On-line Resource Harry Bunting, "Ethics and the Perfect Moral Law," Tyndale Bulletin 51.2 (2000): 235-260. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Childs: Biblical Theology of the Old and New TestamentsBrevard S. Childs, "The Ethics of the Old Testament," In Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0800626753.
Book or monograph Childs: Biblical Theology of the Old and New TestamentsBrevard S. Childs, "The Theological Context of Old Testament Ethics," In Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments: Theological Reflection on the Christian Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0800626753.
Article in Journal or Book R.E. Clements, "Christian Ethics and the Old Testament." The Modern Churchman 26 (1984): 13-26.
Article in Journal or Book John J. Collins, "The zeal of Phinehas: the Bible and the legitimation of violence." Journal of Biblical Literature 122.1 (Spring 2003): 3-21.
Book or monograph Colwell: Living the Christian StoryJ.E. Colwell, Living the Christian Story: The Distinctiveness of Christian Ethics. Edinburgh and New York: Continuum International Publishing Group - T & T Clark, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 0567087905. pp.288.
Book or monograph James L. Crenshaw & John T. Willis, ed. Essays in Old Testament Ethics: J Philip Hyatt, In Memoriam. New York: KTAV, 1974. Hbk. ISBN: 0870682334.
Includes:
  • Georg Fohrer, "The Righteous Man in Job 31," pp.1-22.
  • James L. Crenshaw, "The Eternal Gospel (Eccl. 3:11)," pp.23-55.
  • Herbert G. May, "Aspects of the Imagery of World Dominion and World State in the Old Testament," pp.57-76.
  • Hans Walter Wolff, "Problems between the Generations in the Old Testament," pp.77-95.
  • Dennis J. McCarthy, S. J. "The Wrath of Yahweh and the Structural Unity of the Deuteronomistic History," pp.97-110
  • Sheldon H. Blank, "The Prophet as Paradigm," pp.111-130.
  • William F. Stinespring, "A Problem of Theological Ethics in Hosea," pp.131-144.
  • John T. Willis, "Ethics in a Cultic Setting," pp.147-163.
  • Brian W. Kovacs, "Is There a Class-Ethic in Proverbs?" pp.171-189.
  • Lou H. Silberman, "The Human Deed in a Time of Despair: The Ethics of Apocalyptic," pp.191-202.
  • Walter Harrelson, "The Significance of "Last Words" for Intertestamental Ethics," pp.203-213.
  • Samuel Sandmel, "Virtue and Reward in Philo," pp.215-223.
  • Millar Burrows, "Old Testament Ethics and the Ethics of Jesus," pp.225-243.
  • J. A. Sanders, "The Ethic of Election in Luke's Great Banquet Parable," pp.245-271
Article in Journal or Book John N. Day, "The Imprecatory Psalms and Christian Ethics," Bibliotheca Sacra 159 (April-June 2002) 166-86.
Article in Journal or Book Robert Davidson, "Some Aspects of the Old Testament Contribution to the Pattern of Christian Ethics." Scottish Journal of Theology 12 (December 1959): 373-387.
On-line Resource Eryl Wynn Davies, Prophecy and Ethics. Isaiah and the Ethical Traditions of Israel. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 16. Sheffield: Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheffield Academic Press, 1981. Hbk. ISBN: 0905774264. pp.184.
Article in Journal or Book Eryl Wynn Davies, "Ethics of the Hebrew Bible: The Problem of Methodology." Semeia 66 (1994): 43-54.
Article in Journal or Book Philip R. Davies, "Ethics and the Old Testament." John W. Rogerson, Margaret Davies & M. Carroll R. Daniel, eds., The Bible in Ethics: The Second Sheffield Colloquium. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 207. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1995. Hbk. ISBN: 1850755736. pp.164-173.
Book or monograph John N. Day, The Imprecatory Psalms and Christian Ethics (Ph. D. dissertation, Dallas Theological Seminary, 2000.)
Article in Journal or Book John N. Day, "The Imprecatory Psalms and Christian Ethics." Bibliotheca Sacra 159 (April-June 2002): 166-86.
Article in Journal or Book P. Delhaye, "Le recours à l'Ancien Testament dans l'étude de la théologie morale." Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses 31 (1955): 637-657.
Book or monograph Dempsey: Hope Amid the RuinsCarol J. Dempsey, Hope Amid the Ruins: The Ethics of Israel's Prophets. St. Louis, MO.: Chalice Press, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0827214391. pp.160.
Article in Journal or Book Carol J. Dempsey, "Micah 2-3: Literary Artistry, Ethical Message, and Some Considerations about the Image of Yahweh and Micah." Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 85 (1999): 117-128.
Book or monograph Mary Douglas, Purity and Danger. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1966. Reprinted: London: Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd., 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 0415291054. pp.208.
Book or monograph H. Duesberg, Les valeurs chretiennes de l'Ancien Testament, 1948.
On-line Resource Archibald Duff, The Theology and Ethics of the Hebrews. New York: Charles Scribner, 1902. xvii + 304 p.
Book or monograph Ron Du Preez, The State of Old Testament Ethics: An Annotated Bibliography 1978-1987 (term paper), Andrews University, 1989. pp.35.
Book or monograph Dyrness: Themes in Old Testament TheologyWilliam Dyrness, "Ethics," in Themes in Old Testament Theology. InterVarsity Press, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 0877847266. pp.171-188.
Article in Journal or Book Walther Eichrodt, "The Law and the Gospel: The Meaning of the Ten Commandments in Israel and for Us," Interpretation 11 (1957): 23-40.
Book or monograph Walter Eichrodt, Theology of the Old Testament, Vol. 2. London: SCM Press, 1967. Pbk. ISBN: 0334016398. pp.316-379.
Article in Journal or Book W.A.L. Elmslie, "Ethics." H. Wheeler Robinson, ed., Record and Revelation: Essays on the Old Testament by Members of the Society for Old Testament Study. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1938. pp.275-302.
Book or monograph Louis M. Epstein, Marriage Laws in the Bible and the Talmud. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1942.
On-line Resource L. Epsztein, Social Justice in the Ancient Near East and the People of the Bible. London: SCM Press, 1986. Pbk. ISBN: 0334023343. pp.224.
Book or monograph Jeffrey A. Fager, Land Tenure and the Biblical Jubilee: Uncovering Hebrew Ethics through the Sociology of Knowledge. Journal for the Study of the Old Testement Supplement 155. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 1850753989. pp.135.
Book or monograph Zeev Wilhelm Falk, Hebrew Law in Biblical Times: An Introduction. Foundation for Ancient Research & Language, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 0934893551. pp.241.
Book or monograph Zeev Wilhelm Falk, Religious Law and Ethics: Studies in Biblical and Rabbinical Theonomy. Jerusalem: Mesharim, 1991. ISBN: 9653130005. pp.221.
On-line Resource Zeev Wilhelm Falk, "Law and Ethics in the Hebrew Bible," H. G.Reventlow & Y. Hoffmann, eds., Justice and Righteousness. JSOTSup 137. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 1850753393. pp.82-90.
Book or monograph Emanuel Feldman, Biblical and Post-Biblical Defilement and Mourning: Law as Theology. New York: Ktav, 1977 / Yeshiva University Press, 1977. ISBN: 0870682873. pp.196.
Article in Journal or Book E. Firmage, "The Biblical Dietary Laws and the Concept of Holiness," J.A. Emerton, ed., Studies in the Pentateuch. Veus Tesamentum Supplement 41. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1990. Hbk. ISBN: 9004091955. pp.177-208.
Article in Journal or Book James A. Fischer, "Ethics and Wisdom," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 40 (July 1978): 293-310.
Article in Journal or Book Ellen Flesseman, "Old Testament 'Ethics'," Student World 57 (1964): 218-227.
Article in Journal or Book Verne H. Fletcher, "The Shape of Old Testament Ethics," Scottish Journal of Theology 24 (1971): 47-73.
Article in Journal or Book Fletcher, Verne H. "How Shall We Use the Bible in Christian Ethics?" Near East School of Theology Theological Review 13 (1992): 107-129.
Book or monograph G. Forster, Christian Ethics in the Old Testament. Grove Booklet on Ethics, 35, Grove Books, 1980. Pbk. ISBN: 0905422791. pp.23.
Book or monograph Friedmann: To Kill and Take PossessionDaniel Friedmann, To Kill and Take Possession: Law, Morality, and Society in Biblical Stories. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 1565636414. pp.232.
Article in Journal or Book R.H. Fuller, "The Decalogue in the New Testament," Interpretation 43 (1989): 243-255.
Book or monograph Gammie: Holiness in IsraelJohn G. Gammie, Holiness in Israel. Overtures to Biblical Theology. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1989. Reprinted: Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2005. Pbk. ISBN: 1597520330. pp.232.
Book or monograph H.S. Gehman, "Natural Law and the Old Testament." J.M. Myers, O. Reimherr & H.N. Bream, eds., Biblical Studies in Memory of H. C. Alleman. New York: Augustin, 1960. pp. viii + 224.
Book or monograph A. Gelin, Morale et l'Ancient Testament. 1952. pp.71-92.
Article in Journal or Book Berend Gemser, "The Object of Moral Judgment in the Old Testament." Homiletica en Biblica 20 (1961): 2-9, 35-39. Reprinted in Dr. B. Gemser, A. van Selms, and A. S. van der Woude, eds., Adhuc loquitur: Collected Essays Pretoria Oriental Series 7. Leiden: Brill, 1968, pp.78-95.
Book or monograph Kenneth L. Gentry, God's Law in the Modern World: The Continuing Relevance of Old Testament Law. Phillipsburg: P&R, 1993. Reprinted: Institute for Christian Economics, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 093046477X.
Article in Journal or Book Robert Karl Gnuse, "Jubilee Legislation in Leviticus: Israel’s Vision of Social Reform," Biblical Theological Bulletin 15 (1985): 43-48.
Book or monograph Robert Karl Gnuse, You Shall Not Steal: Community and Property in the Biblical Tradition. Maryknoll: Orbis, 1985. Pbk. ISBN: 0883447991. pp.176.
Article in Journal or Book Michael L. Goldberg, "The Story of the Moral: gifts or Bribes in Deuteronomy," Interpretation 38 (January 1984): 15-25.
Book or monograph Goldingay: Theological Diversity and the Authority of the Old TestamentJohn Goldingay, Theological Diversity and the Authority of the Old Testament. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0853646546.
Book or monograph Approaches to Old Testament InterpretationJohn Goldingay, "The Old Testament as a Way of Life," In Approaches to Old Testament Interpretation, Leicester: InterVarsity, 1990. Reprinted: Clements Publishing, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 1894667182. pp.38-65.
Article in Journal or Book D.E. Gowan, "Wealth and Poverty in the Old Testament: The Case of the Widow, the Orphan and the Sojourner," Interpretation 41 (1987): 341-353.
Article in Journal or Book G.L. Green, "The Use of the Old Testament for Christian Ethics in 1 Peter," Tyndale Bulletin 41 (1990): 276-93.
Article in Journal or Book Ronald M. Green, "Abraham, Isaac, and the Jewish Tradition: An Ethical Reappraisal," Journal of Religious Ethics 10 (Spring 1982): 1-21.
Book or monograph William Brenton Greene, "The Ethics of the Old Testament," Princeton Theological Review 27 (1929): 153-193, 313-366. Reprinted in Walter C. Kaiser Jr., ed., Classical Evangelical Essays in Old Testament Interpretation. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1972. ISBN: 0801053145. pp.207-235.
Article in Journal or Book Peter J. Haas, "The Quest for Hebrew Bible Ethics: A Jewish Response." Semeia 66 (1994) 151-159.
Book or monograph Hamilton: Social Justice and DeuteronomyJeffries M. Hamilton, Social Justice and Deuteronomy: The Case of Deuteronomy 15. Society for Biblical Literature Dissertation Series 136. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 155540748X. pp.184.
Book or monograph Walter Harrelson, The Ten Commandments and Human Rights. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1980. Pbk. ISBN: 0865545421. pp.240.
Book or monograph Johannes Hempel, Das Ethos des Alten Testaments. 2nd ed. Beiheifte zur Zeitschrift für die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 67, Berlin: Verlag Alfred Töpelmann, 1964. ISBN: 3110055716.
Article in Journal or Book Johannes Hempel, "Ethics in the Old Testament," George A. Buttrick, ed., Interpreter's Bible Dictionary, Vol. 2. Nashville: Abingdon, 1962. pp.153-161.
Book or monograph Theo L. Hettema, Reading for Good: Narrative Theology and Ethics in the Joseph Story from the Perspective of Ricoeur's Hermeneutics. Kampen: Kok Pharos, 1996. Pbk. ISBN: 9039002525. pp.384.
Article in Journal or Book Leonárd Hodgson, "Ethics in the Old Testament," The Church Quarterly Review 134 (1942): 153-169.
Article in Journal or Book Justin Hofmann, "Religion, Ethics and Moral Education in Judaism," Religious Education 77 (January - February 1982): 57-68.
Book or monograph Walter Houston, Purity and Monotheism: Clean and Unclean Animals in Biblical Law. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 140. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 1850753687. pp.300.
Article in Journal or Book Nolan Patrick Howington, "Toward an ethical understanding of Amos," Review & Expositor 63 (Fall 1966): 405-412.
Article in Journal or Book David Allan Hubbard, "OT Ethics." Geoffrey W. Bromiley, ed., The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, revised edn., Vol. 2, ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982. Hbk. pp.165-169.
Book or monograph Hugenberger: Marriage as a CovenantGordon Paul Hugenberger, Marriage as a Covenant: a Study of Biblical Law and Ethics Governing Marriage Developed from the Perspective of Malachi. Vetus Testamentum Supplement 52. Leiden: Brill, 1994. Reprinted: Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 0801021928. pp.436.
Book or monograph H. Maldwyn Hughes, The Ethics of Jewish Apocryphal Literature. London: Charles H. Kelly, [1909?]. xii + 340. [Thesis approved for the degree of Doctor of Divinity in the University of London]
Book or monograph E. Jacob, "Les basis théologiques de l'éthique de l'Ancien Testament," Congress Volume: Oxford 1959 = Vetus Testamentum Supplement 7, 1960. pp.39-51.
Book or monograph Janzen: Old Testament EthicsWaldemar Janzen, Old Testament Ethics: A Paradigmatic Approach. Louisville: Westminster / John Knox Press, 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 0664254101. pp.236.
Book or monograph W.A. Jarrel, Old Testament Ethics Vindicated. Greenville TX: privately published, 1883. v + 275 pages. [microform].
Book or monograph P.P. Jensen, Graded Holiness: A Key to the Priestly Conception of the World. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 106. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1992.
Article in Journal or Book L. Johnston, "Old Testament Morality," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 20 (1958): 19-25.
Book or monograph Studies in Old Testament TheologyRobert K. Johnston, "Our Ecological Dilemma," Robert L. Hubbard, Jr. Robert K. Johnston & Robert P. Meye, eds., Studies in Old Testament Theology: Historical and Contemporary Images of God and God's People. Dallas: Word, 1993. Hbk. ISBN: 0849908655.
On-line Resource Walter C. Kaiser, "God's Promise Plan and His Gracious Law," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 33.3 (September 1990): 289-302.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Walter C. Kaiser, "New Approaches to Old Testament Ethics," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 35.3 (September 1992): 289-297. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Kaiser: Toward Old Testament EthicsWalter C. Kaiser, Toward Old Testament Ethics, 1983. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0310371112. pp.368.
Book or monograph Kaiser: Towards Rediscovering the Old TestamentWalter C. Kaiser, Towards Rediscovering the Old Testament, 1987. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1991. Pbk. ISBN: 031037121X. pp.219.
On-line Resource Mark W. Karlberg, "Reformation Politics: The Relevance of OT Ethics in Calvinistic Political Theory," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 29.2 (June 1986): 179-191.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Ernest F. Kevan, Keep His Commandments: The Place of Law in the Christian Life. Tyndale Press, 1964.
Article in Journal or Book Dennis F. Kinlaw, "Old Testament Ethics," Carl F. H. Henry, ed., Baker's Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1973. pp.469-472.
Article in Journal or Book Jonathan Klawans, "The Impurity of Immorality in Ancient Judaism," Journal of Jewish Studies 48 (1997): 1-16.
Article in Journal or Book R. Knierim, "The Problem of Ancient Israel's Prescriptive Legal Traditions," Semeia 45 (1989): 7-27.
Article in Journal or Book Douglas A. Knight, "Introduction: Ethics, Ancient Israel, and the Hebrew Bible," Semeia 66 (1994): 1-8.
Article in Journal or Book Douglas A. Knight, "Jeremiah and the Dimensions of the Moral Life," James L. Crenshaw & Samuel Sandmel, eds., The Divine Helmsman: Studies on God's Control of Human Events. New York: Ktav, 1980. Hbk. ISBN: 087068700X. pp.87-103.
Article in Journal or Book Douglas A. Knight, "Moral Values and Literary Traditions: The Case of the Succession Narrative (2 Samuel 9-20; 1 Kings 1-2)," Semeia 34 (1985): 7-23.
Article in Journal or Book Douglas A. Knight, . "Old Testament Ethics," Christian Century 100 (20 January 1982): 55-59.
Article in Journal or Book Walter Kornfeld, "Old Testament Ethics," Karl Rahner, ed., Sacramentum Mundi. New York: Herder and Herder, 1969.
Article in Journal or Book William S. Kurz, "Genesis and Abortion: An Exegetical test of a Biblical Warrant in Ethics," Theological Studies 47.4 (December 1986): 668-680.
Book or monograph Hetty Lalleman-de Winkel, Van Levensbelang: De Relevantie van de Oudtestamentische Ethiek. Zoetermeer: Boekencentrum, 1999.
Book or monograph Hetty Lalleman, Celebrating the Law? Rethinking Old Testament Ethics. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 1842272659. pp.144.
Article in Journal or Book Paul Lehmann, "The Commandments and the Common Life," Interpretation 34 (October 1980): 341-55.
Book or monograph Bernhard M. Levinson, The Hermeneutics of Innovation: The Impact of Centralization upon the Structure, Sequence, and Reformulation of Legal Material in Deuteronomy. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms International, 1991.
Article in Journal or Book Temba L.J. Mafico, "Ethics: Old Testament," David Noel Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, Vol. 2. New York: Doubleday, 1992. Hbk. ISBN: 0385193602. pp.645-652.
On-line Resource Malchow: Social Justice in the HebrewBruce V. Malchow, Social Justice in the Hebrew Bible: What Is New and What Is Old. Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1996. Hbk. ISBN: 0814655238. pp.104.
On-line Resource Elmer H. Martens, "The Problem of Old Testament Ethics," Direction 6 (1977): 23-37.
Book or monograph J. Gordon McConville, Law and Theology in Deuteronomy. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement 33. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0905774795. pp.200.
Article in Journal or Book Henry McKeating, "Sanctions against Adultery in Ancient Israelite Society, with Some Reflections on Methodology in the Study of Old Testament Ethics," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 11 (1979): 57-72.
Article in Journal or Book Henry McKeating, "Old Testament Ethics," James F. Childress & John Macquarrie, eds., The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Ethics. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0664213987. pp.433-437.
Book or monograph Mein: Ezekiel and the Ethics of ExileAndrew Mein, Ezekiel and the Ethics of Exile. Oxford Theological Monographs. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 0198299923. pp.310.
Article in Journal or Book Jacob Milgrom, "The Biblical Diet Laws as an Ethical System," Interpretation 17 (1963): 288-301.
Book or monograph J. Gary Miller, Now Choose Life: Theology and Ethics in Deuteronomy. New Studies in Biblical Theology. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1998.
Article in Journal or Book P.D. Miller, Jr. "The Place of the Decalogue in the Old Testament and Its Law," Interpretation 43 (1989): 229-242.
On-line Resource Paul Miller, "Moral Formation and the Book of Judges," The Evangelical Quarterly 75.2 (Apr.-June 2003): 99-115.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Book or monograph Mary E. Mills, Biblical Morality: Moral Perspectives in Old Testament Narratives. Aldershot, Hants. and Burlington VT: Ashgate, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 0754615804. pp.290.
Book or monograph Hinckley G. Mitchell, The Ethics of the Old Testament. Handbooks of Ethics and Religion. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1912. pp.417.
Book or monograph James Muilenburg, The Way of Israel: Biblical Faith and Ethics. New York: Harper & Brothers; Routledge, 1961. Republished New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1965. pp.158.
Book or monograph James Muilenburg, "Old Testament Ethics."John Macquarrie, ed., Dictionary of Christian Ethics. London: SCM Press Ltd., 1967. Hbk. ISBN: 0334003202. pp.235-237..
Article in Journal or Book André Neher, "Ethics: In the Bible," Encyclopaedia Judaica, Vol. 6. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, 1972. pp.932-943.
Book or monograph E. Nielsen, The Ten Commandments in New Perspective: A Traditio-historical Approach. London: SCM, 1968. Hbk. ISBN: 0334016126. pp.176.
Article in Journal or Book Richard W. Neville, "A Reassessment of the Radical Nature of Job's Ethic in Job xxxi 13-15," Vetus Testamentum 53.2 (2003): 181-200.
On-line Resource Ben C. Ollenburger, "Response" (to E. Marten's "The Problem of Old Testament Ethics") Direction 6 (1977): 35-37.
On-line Resource Ben C. Ollenburger, "Seeing the Truth: Proverbial Wisdom and Christian Ethics," Direction 9 (April 1980): 23-31.
Article in Journal or Book Martin J. Oosthuizen, "The Deuteronomic Code as a Resource for Christian Ethics," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 96 (1996): 44-58.
Article in Journal or Book Eva Oßwald, "Hiob 31 im Rahmen der alttestamentlichen Ethik," J. Rogge & S. Schille, eds., Theologische Versuche, Vol. 2. Berlin: Evangelische Verlangsanstalt. pp.9-26.
Article in Journal or Book Eckart Otto, "Forschungsgeschichte der Entwürfe einer Ethik im alten Testament," Verkündigung und Forschung (1991): 3-37.
Article in Journal or Book Eckart Otto, "Of Aims and Methods in Hebrew Bible Ethics." Semeia 66 (1994): 161-172.
Book or monograph Eckart Otto, Theologische Ethik des Alten Testaments. Theologische Wissenschaft 3, 2. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 1994.
Article in Journal or Book Eckart Otto, "Town and Rural Countryside in Ancient Israelite Law: Reception and Redaction in Cuneiform and Israelite Law." Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 57 (March 1993): 3-22.
Book or monograph H. van. Oyen, Die Ethik des alten Testaments. Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus Gerd Mohn, 1967.
Article in Journal or Book Robin Parry, "Greeks Bearing Gifts? Appropriating Nussbaum (Appropriating Aristotle) for a Christian Approach to Old Testament Narrative Ethics." European Journal of Theology 9 (2000): 61-73.
On-line Resource Robin Parry, Old Testament Story and Christian Ethic: The Rape of Dinah as a Case Study. Paternoster Biblical Monographs. Carlisle: Paternoster Press, 2005. Pbk. ISBN: 1842272101. pp.250.
Book or monograph Anthony Phillips, Ancient Israel's Criminal Law: A New Approach to the Decalogue. Oxford: Blackwell / New York: Schocken, 1970. Hbk. ISBN: 063112280X. pp.228.
Article in Journal or Book N.W. Porteous, "The Basis of the Ethical Teachings of the Prophets," H.H. Rowley, ed., Studies in Old Testament Prophecy. Festschrift for T. H. Robinson. Edinburgh, 1950. Reprinted: London / New York: Nelson, 1963. pp.143-156.
Article in Journal or Book N.W.Porteous, "The Relevance of the Old Testament as the Rule of Life," W.C. van Unnik & A.S. van der Woude, eds., Studia Biblica et Semitica. Vriezen Festschrift. Veenman, 1966. pp.278-289.
Article in Journal or Book Norman W. Porteous, "Ritual and Righteousness: The Relation of Ethics to Religion in the Prophetic Literature," Interpretation (3 October 1949): 400-414.
Article in Journal or Book Norman W. Porteous, "The Care of the Poor in the Old Testament," In Living the Mystery: Collected Essays. Oxford: Blackwell, 1967. Hbk. ISBN: 063110450X. pp.143-155.
Article in Journal or Book Carolyn Pressler, "The View of Woman Found in the Deuteronomic Family Laws," Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft 216 (1993): 45-62.
Article in Journal or Book A Dictionary of Biblical InterpretationCyril S. Rodd, "Ethics (Old Testament)." R.J. Coggins & J. L. Houlden, eds., A Dictionary of Biblical Interpretation, 1990. London: SCM / Philadelphia: Trinity Press International, 2003. Pbk. ISBN: 033402935X. pp.208-210.
Book or monograph Cyril S. Rodd, Glimpses of a Strange Land. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 2001. Hbk. ISBN: 0567087530. pp.417.
Book or monograph Cyril S. Rodd, "The Use of the Old Testament in Christian Ethics," C.S. Rodd, ed., New Occasions Teach New Duties?: Christian Ethics for Today. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0567293009, pp.5-19.
Article in Journal or Book John W. Rogerson, "The Old Testament and Social and Moral Questions." The Modern Churchman 25 (1982): 28-35.
Book or monograph John W. Rogerson, "Using the Bible in the Debate about Abortion," J.H. Channer, ed., Abortion and the Sanctity of Human Life. Carlisle: Paternoster, 1985. Pbk. ISBN: 0853644179. pp.160.
Book or monograph Theory and Practice in Old Testament EthicsJohn W. Rogerson, ed. Theory and Practice in Old Testament Ethics. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplment 405. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 2004. Pbk. ISBN: 0567082598. pp.168.
Article in Journal or Book H.H. Rowley, "Moses and the Decalogue," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 34 (1951).
Article in Journal or Book Charles C. Ryrie, "Perspectives on Social Ethics: Part II: OT Perspectives on Social Ethics," Bibliotheca Sacra 134 (1977): 33-44, 114-122.
Article in Journal or Book Wolfgang Schluchter, "Altisraelitische religiöse Ethik und okzidentaler Rationalismus." W. Schlchter, ed., Max Webers Studie über das antike Judentum: Interpretation un Kritik. Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp, 1981. pp.11-77.
Article in Journal or Book Michael Schluter & Roy Clements, "Jubilee Institutional Norms: A Middle Way between Creation Ethics and Kingdom Ethics as the Basis for Christian Political Action," Evangelical Quarterly 62 (January 1990): 37-62.
Article in Journal or Book Eliezer Schweid, "The Authority Principle in Biblical Morality," Journal of Religious Ethics 8 (Fall 1980): 180-203.
Article in Journal or Book J.J. Shepherd, "Man's Morals and Israel's Religion," Expository Times 92 (1981): 171-174.
Article in Journal or Book R. Smend, "Ethik III. Altes Testament," Theologische Realenzyklopädie 10: 423-435.
Book or monograph J.M. Powis Smith, The Moral Life of the Hebrews. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1923. pp.337.
Article in Journal or Book Neil G. Smith, "Family ethics in the Wisdom Literature," Interpretation 4.4 (October 1950): 453-457.
Book or monograph Newman Smyth, The Morality of the Old Testament. London and New York: Cassell, 1886. pp.131.
Book or monograph Sonsino: Motive Clauses in Hebrew LawRifat Sonsino, Motive Clauses in Hebrew Law. Chico: Scholars Press, 1980. Pbk. ISBN: 0891303189. pp.336.
Book or monograph Shubert Spero, Morality, Halakha and the Jewish Tradition. The Library of Jewish Law and Ethics, Vol. 9. New York: Ktav Publishing House, 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 0870687271.
Book or monograph J.J. Stamm & M. E. Andrews, The Ten Commandments in Recent Research. Studies in Biblical Theology, 2nd ser. 2. London: SCM / Naperville: Allenson, 1967. Pbk. ISBN: 0334016061. pp.120.
Article in Journal or Book Lawson G. Stone, "Ethical and apologetic tendencies in the redaction of the book of Joshua." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 53 (January 1991): 25-35.
Article in Journal or Book Gordon J. Wenham, "The Gap Between Law and Ethics in the Bible." Journal of Jewish Studies 48 (Spring 1997): 17-29.
Article in Journal or Book Gordon J. Wenham, "Grace and Law in the Old Testament." Bruce Kaye & Gordon Wenham, eds., Law, Morality and the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press / Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1978. Hbk. ISBN: 0851117414. pp.3-23.
Article in Journal or Book Gordon J. Wenham, "Law and the Legal System in the Old Testament." Bruce Kaye & Gordon Wenham, eds., Law, Morality and the Bible. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press / Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1978. pp.24-52.
Book or monograph Wenham: Story as TorahGordon J. Wenham, Story as Torah: Reading the Old Testament Ethically. Old Testament Studies. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0801027837. pp.180.
Book or monograph Raymond Westbrook, Studies in Biblical and Cuneiform Law. Paris: Gabalda, 1988. ISBN: 285021034X. pp.150.
Article in Journal or Book Robert R. Wilson, "Approaches to Old Testament Ethics," Gene M. Tucker, David L. Petersen & Robert R. Wilson, eds., Canon, Theology and Old Testament Interpretation: Essays in Honour of Brevard S. Childs. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1988. Hbk. ISBN: 0800608542. pp.62-74. .
Article in Journal or Book Text and TraditionRobert R. Wilson, "Ethics in Conflict: Sociological Aspects of Ancient Israelite Ethics." Susan Niditch, ed., Text and Tradition: The Hebrew Bible and Folklore. Society of the Biblical Literature Seminar Papers, . Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1990. Pbk. ISBN: 1555404413. pp.193-205.
Article in Journal or Book Robert R. Wilson, "Sources and Methods in the Study of Ancient Israelite Ethics," Semeia 66 (1994): 55-63.
Article in Journal or Book Gunther H. Wittenberg, "The Significance of Land in the Old Testament," Journal of Theology for Southern Africa 77 (1991): 58-60.
Article in Journal or Book Christopher J.H. Wright, "Biblical Ethics: A Survey of the Last Decade," Themelios 18 (January 1993): 15-19.
Article in Journal or Book Christopher J.H. Wright, "The Ethical Authority of the Old Testament: A Survey of Approaches," Tyndale Bulletin 43 (1992): 101-120, 203-231.
Article in Journal or Book Christopher J.H. Wright, "Ethical Decisions in the Old Testament," European Journal of Theology 1 (1992): 123-140. Abridged in 1994. "Ethical Responses to God the Creator." Evangelical Review of Theology 18 (July): 214-221. Reprinted: Wright: Walking in the Ways of the Lord"Ethical Decisions in the Old Testament," In Walking in the Ways of the Lord. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0830818677.
Article in Journal or Book Christopher J.H. Wright, "Ethics and the Old Testament," Third Way 1 (1977): 9-11. Reprinted 1978. What Does the Lord Require: Reflections on the Old Testament Contribution to Christian Ethics. Nottingham: Shaftesbury Project.
Book or monograph Wright: God's People in God's LandChristopher J.H. Wright, God's People in God's Land. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans / Carlisle: Paternoster, 1990. Reprinted as part of the Biblical and Theological Classics Library. Carlisle: Paternoster, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 0853648085. pp.304.
Book or monograph Christopher J.H. Wright, Living as the People of God. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press. = An Eye for an Eye: The Place of Old Testament Ethics Today. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 0877848211.
Book or monograph Wright: Old Testament Ethics for the People of GodChristopher J.H. Wright, Old Testament Ethics for the People of God. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 2004. Hbk. ISBN: 0830827781. pp.420.
Book or monograph Christopher J.H. Wright, "The Use of the Bible in Social Ethics," In Walking in the Ways of the Lord: The Ethical Authority of the Old Testament. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. pp.3-45.
Book or monograph Wright: Walking in the Ways of the LordChristopher J.H. Wright, Walking in the Ways of the Lord. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0830818677.
Article in Journal or Book David F. Wright, "The Ethical Use of the Old Testament in Luther and Calvin: A Comparison," Scottish Journal of Theology 36 (1983): 463-485.
Article in Journal or Book David P. Wright, "Unclean and Clean (OT)," Anchor Bible Dictionary Vol. 6. pp.729-741.
Book or monograph H. Zlotnik, Dinah's Daughters: Gender and Judaism from the Hebrew Bible to Late Antiquity. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2001.
Initial bibliography provided by Dr. Walter McConnell
Singapore Bible Colleg

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