a redemptive-movement hermeneutic for troubling texts Webb, William J. 1957- creator text bibliography ilu Downers Grove, Ill IVP Academic c2011 2011 monographic eng

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192 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. William Webb confronts those often-avoided biblical passages that call for the corporal punishment of children, slaves, and wrongdoers. How should we understand and apply those injunctions? Are we obligated to replicate them today? Building on the findings of his previous work in Slaves, Women & Homosexuals, Webb argues that a redemptive hermeneutic points us to God's ultimate ethic and enables us to remain truly biblical. Biblical texts, ethical dilemmas and hermeneutical inconsistencies -- The slavery texts : a redemptive-movement model -- The rod and whip texts : a Biblical basis for going beyond -- What about adult corporal punishment? -- What about using only noncorporal methods for children? -- Conclusion : dare to read the Bible differently -- Postscript : an unplanned parenting journey -- Appendix : a response to Andreas Kastenberger. William J. Webb. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Hermeneutics Corporal punishment Biblical teaching Corporal punishment Religious aspects Christianity BS680.P78 W43 2011 220.8/36467 9780830827619 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830827617 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2011013665 DLC 150206 20250312110432.0 16722644