Introduction -- c.ix
Part 1 : The Moral and Ethical Teachings of the Old Testament
1. Human Ethics and Human Origins -- c.3
2. The Dignity of Human -- c.Beings -- c.8
What it Means to be Human
3. Part 1: Life and its Many Levels -- c.14
4. Part 2: Life and Human Relationships -- c.22
5. Temptation, Fall and Alienation -- c.28
6. The Way of Hope and Recovery -- c.35
7. The Way of Faith in God and in the Future -- c.42
8. Freedom and the Law -- c.51
9. The Way of Sacrifice and the Value of -- c.Life -- c.60
10. The Way of Personal Experience -- c.67
11. The Way of the King -- c.74
12. The Poetry and Prophecy of King David -- c.81
13. The Way of Wisdom -- c.86
14. The Way of the Prophets -- c.93
15. The Way from National Religion to Worldwide Faith
Part 2 : The Moral and Ethical Teachings of Jesus Christ
16. Jesus the Teacher: Introduction -- c.115
17. The First and Greatest Commandment -- c.124
18. The Second Greatest Commandment -- c.134
19. The Christian Attitude to Work -- c.146
20. The Life to Come and Christian Ethics Now -- c.156
21. Human Personality and Human Relationships -- c.167
22. Christian Ethics in an Evil World -- c.177
23. The Answer to Humanity’s Fundamental Flaw -- c.187
24. The Very Heart of Christian Ethics -- c.196
25. The Teacher’s Claims about Himself -- c.205
26. Why Jesus was Crucified -- c.215
27. The Death of Jesus and the Salvation
of the World -- c.226
28. Jesus’ Claim to be the Saviour of the World -- c.236
Part з : Christian Ethics
29. The Spread of Christian Ethics in the World 247 The Impact of the Death of Christ
30. Part 1: A New Life -- c.255
31. Part 2: A New Ethical Motivation -- c.264
32. Part 3: A New System of Values -- c.272
33. The Impact of the Resurrection of Christ -- c.281
The Impact of the Coming of the Holy Spirit
34. Part 1: A New Relationship -- c.291
35. Part 2: A New Outlook on Reality -- c.301
The Impact of the Second Coming of Christ
36. Part 1: Thinking, Living and Working in Hope 309
37. Part 2: A Purifying Hope and a Promise of
Justice and Peace -- c.317
Appendices
A. Fulfilled Prophecies about Jesus Christ -- c.329
B. Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ -- c.331
Bibliography -- c.365
Scripture Index -- c.367
Other books by David Gooding and John Lennox -- c.376
Myrtlefield Encounters -- c.377
About the Authors -- c.378

Why should we tell the truth or value a human life? Why should we not treat others in any way we like? Some say the Bible is the last place to find answers to such questions, but even its critics recognize the magnificence of Jesus' ethical teaching. To understand the ethics of Jesus we need to understand the values and beliefs on which they are based. Gooding and Lennox take us on a journey through the Bible and give us a concise survey of its leading events and people, ideas, poetry, moral values and ethics to bring into focus the ultimate significance of what Jesus taught about right and wrong.