Functional teleology and the coherence of Ephesians: a comparative and reception-historical approach
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 Teleolog...
| Summary: | 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. 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. Eric Covington untersucht, wie der Epheserbrief kosmologische, christologische, ekklesiologische und ethische Elemente innerhalb seiner Sicht auf das frühchristliche Leben kohärent zusammenhält und deutet dies als Kategorien funktionaler Teleologie 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. |
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| Item Description: | 5.5. Conclusion: Aquinas as Biblical Exegete at the Horizons of Philosophical-Theological Interpretation |