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James P. Hering, The Colossian and Ephesian Haustafeln in Theological Context: An Analysis of their Origins, Relationship, and Message , American University Studies, VII (New York: Peter Lang, 2007), 285 pp., US$74.95 (ISBN 9780820495057).

James P. Hering, The Colossian and Ephesian Haustafeln in Theological Context: An Analysis of... The German term “ Haustafeln ,” (HT) or “household code” is a technical term taking its origin from Luther, and now is used in scholarship to refer to a number of New Testament texts containing admonitions for Christians about certain social relations, like husband and wife, parents and children, slaves and masters. Common to these relations is the idea of subordination. James P. Hering (Erskine Theological Seminary, South Carolina, USA) investigates the two most important codes: Colossians 3:18-4:1, which is accepted as the earlier version, and then its reworking in Ephesians 5:22-6:9. Hering primarily looks at their theological and ethical motivation. The Christian character of the code attracted much attention in the last hundred years, since from the point of view of modern ethical concerns the texts were taken to represent controversial, or downright outdated, or even sub-Christian values. Liberal critique has argued that this code can be rejected, since its ethics “suggests unsavoury motivation and cruel excesses,” thereby “being inconsistent with its essential message” (266). There has been a tendency in New Testament scholarship to regard the code as an imported element, reflecting behavioural patterns of the Hellenistic, or eventually Jewish environment. The question is whether the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Reformed Theology Brill

James P. Hering, The Colossian and Ephesian Haustafeln in Theological Context: An Analysis of their Origins, Relationship, and Message , American University Studies, VII (New York: Peter Lang, 2007), 285 pp., US$74.95 (ISBN 9780820495057).

Geréby, György
Journal of Reformed Theology , Volume 5 (3): 349 – Jan 1, 2011
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The German term “ Haustafeln ,” (HT) or “household code” is a technical term taking its origin from Luther, and now is used in scholarship to refer to a number of New Testament texts containing admonitions for Christians about certain social relations, like husband and wife, parents and children, slaves and masters. Common to these relations is the idea of subordination. James P. Hering (Erskine Theological Seminary, South Carolina, USA) investigates the two most important codes: Colossians 3:18-4:1, which is accepted as the earlier version, and then its reworking in Ephesians 5:22-6:9. Hering primarily looks at their theological and ethical motivation. The Christian character of the code attracted much attention in the last hundred years, since from the point of view of modern ethical concerns the texts were taken to represent controversial, or downright outdated, or even sub-Christian values. Liberal critique has argued that this code can be rejected, since its ethics “suggests unsavoury motivation and cruel excesses,” thereby “being inconsistent with its essential message” (266). There has been a tendency in New Testament scholarship to regard the code as an imported element, reflecting behavioural patterns of the Hellenistic, or eventually Jewish environment. The question is whether the

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