"Ready for Every Good Work" (Titus 3:1)

Ruben Zimmermann (Herausgegeben von) Geboren 1968; 1999 Promotion zum Dr. theol. an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; 1999 Ordination zum Pfarrer der Ev. Landeskirche in Baden; 2003 Habilitation an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; Professor für Neues Testament an der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz; Mitbegründer des Forschungszentrums „Ethik in Antike und Christentum" (e/αc) und der Zeitschrift „Journal for Ethics in Antiquity and Christianity" (JEAC); Research Associate im Departement of Old and New Testament Studies an der University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, Südafrika.Dogara Ishaya Manomi (Herausgegeben von) Born 1985; 2019 PhD in New Testament studies from the University of Mainz, Germany; currently a full-time lecturer at the Theological College of Northern Nigeria located in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria, an Affiliated Researcher of the Evangelische Theologische Faculteit, Leuven, Belgium, and a Research Associate of the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

• IntroductionRuben Zimmermann/Dogara Ishaya Manomi: The "Implicit Ethics" in Titus. Introductory Remarks and Summary of the ContributionsI. Linguistic and Rhetorical Aspects of the Implicit Ethics: A Text-immanent ApproachLuke Timothy Johnson: The Pedagogy of Grace. The Experiential Basis of Morality in Titus - Annette Bourland Huizenga: Moral Education in Titus. Antitheses for Ethical Living - Dogara Ishaya Manomi: The Language of Virtue. Discovering Implicit Virtue-Ethical Linguistic Elements in Titus - Rick Brannan: The Language of Ethical Instruction in the Letter to Titus. A View Informed by Discourse Grammar and Speech Act Theory - Jermo van Nes: Moral Language and Ethical Argument in Titus. A Reassessment of the Pseudonymity Hypothesis - Philip H. Towner: The Ethical Agenda of Titus. The Time and Space of EthicsII. Historical and Contextual Dimensions of the Implicit Ethics: A Socio-historial ApproachJens Herzer: Ethics, Ethos, and Truth. Reassessing the Question of the Individuality of the Pastoral Epistles - Michael Theobald: Internal Ethos or Ethos before the Public Forum? Titus and His Construct of the Opponents - Ray Van Neste: "Our People". Ethics and the Identity of the People of God in the Letter to Titus - Harry O. Maier: Ethics and Empire in Titus. Texts, Co-texts, and ContextsIII. The Relevance of the Implicit Ethics: A Hermeneutical ApproachKorinna Zamfir: Women's Vocation and Ministry according to Titus. Ethical Issues and Their Contemporary Relevance - Claire S. Smith: Ethics of Teaching and Learning in Christianity Today. Insights from the Book of Titus - Hans-Ulrich Weidemann: Written to Be with Paul. Reading Galatians with Titus - Marianne Bjelland Kartzow: "Speak evil of no one!" (Titus 3:2).