The Practical–Ethical Significance of Ruben Zimmermann’s Methodology of Biblical Ethics

Key Points

• To reconstruct biblical ethics through Zimmermann's implicit ethics analysis and explore its compatibility with theological and moral philosophy.
• Analyzed Zimmermann's methodology of biblical ethics with a focus on implicit ethics.
• Critically examined traditional approaches that view biblical texts solely as normative commands.
• Investigated the structural mechanisms of ethical meaning creation within biblical texts.
• Zimmermann's methodology offers a new path for biblical ethics beyond isolation in theological discourse.
• Advocates for biblical ethics as an interpretative practice enabling responsible judgments on modern ethical issues.