Foreword Abbreviations Prologue: Ten to Eight Acknowledgments I: A Schema for Bridging Biblical Studies and Christian Ethics 1 Emerging Consensus 2 Reading Scripture through the Lens of Virtue II: Exegeting and Interpreting the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20:2-17 for Ethical Living 3 The Decalogue in History 4 Some Preliminary Questions 5The First Commandment in 20:2-6 6 The Second Commandment in 20:7 7 The Third Commandment in 20:8-11 8 The Fourth Commandment in 20:12 9 The Fifth Commandment in 20:1 10 The Sixth Commandment in 20:14 11 The Seventh Commandment in 20:15 12 The Eighth Commandment in 20:16 13 The Ninth Commandment in 20:17 14 The Tenth Commandment in 20:17 III: Exegeting and Interpreting the Beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 for Ethical Living 15 The Beatitudes in History 16 Some Preliminary Questions 17 The First Beatitude in 5:3 18 The Second Beatitude in 5:4 19 The Third Beatitude in 5:5 20 The Fourth Beatitude in 5:6 21 The Fifth Beatitude in 5:7 22 The Sixth Beatitude in 5:8 23 The Seventh Beatitude in 5:9 24 The Eighth Beatitude in 5:10-12 Conclusion: A Radical Invitation to All Epilogue: West to East Glossary of Chinese Terms BR> 17 The First Beatitude in 5:3 18 The Second Beatitude in 5:4 19 The Third Beatitude in 5:5 20 The Fourth Beatitude in 5:6 21 The Fifth Beatitude in 5:7 22 The Sixth Beatitude in 5:8 23 The Seventh Beatitude in 5:9 24 The Eighth Beatitude in 5:10-12 Conclusion: A Radical Invitation to All Epilogue: West to East Glossary of Chinese Terms BR> 17 The First Beatitude in 5:3 18 The Second Beatitude in 5:4 19 The Third Beatitude in 5:5 20 The Fourth Beatitude in 5:6 21 The Fifth Beatitude in 5:7 22 The Sixth Beatitude in 5:8 23 The Seventh Beatitude in 5:9 24 The Eighth Beatitude in 5:10-12 Conclusion: A Radical Invitation to All Epilogue: West to East Glossary of Chinese Terms BR> 17 The First Beatitude in 5:3 18 The Second Beatitude in 5:4 19 The Third Beatitude in 5:5 20 The Fourth Beatitude in 5:6 21 The Fifth Beatitude in 5:7 22 The Sixth Beatitude in 5:8 23 The Seventh Beatitude in 5:9 24 The Eighth Beatitude in 5:10-12 Conclusion: A Radical Invitation to All Epilogue: West to East Glossary of Chinese Terms.