Doing “the Good” in Paul’s Ethical Vision

Despite the longstanding debate surrounding the relationship between faith and good works in St. Paul's writings, no one to date has undertaken a thorough examination of Paul's use of "good" terminology in ethical contexts. This book seeks to fill this gap by examining every place in Paul's undisputed writings (and the disputed 2 Thessalonians) that he uses the terms agathos and kalos (and their cognates) in an ethically significant way. Surveying a wide terrain of exegetical territory, T. Luke Post makes a compelling case that believers "doing good" is a primary aim of Paul’s theological, social, and ethical agenda.