Bribery

Authors

  • Viktor KIRYANOV Works at Church Ministry Institute as a teacher., Ukraine

Keywords:

Bribery, bribery based on the methodology described in The Moral Vision of the New Testament by Richard Hays, bribery problem based on various ethical theories

Abstract

This article deals with the question of bribery based on the methodology described in The Moral Vision of the New Testament by Richard Hays. We will look at the main passages of Scripture that discuss bribery and make conclusions on a biblical basis as to whether the Bible permits us to give or receive bribes. After that, we will examine different possible solutions of the bribery problem based on various ethical theories. At the end of the article we will draw conclusions in connection with case studies concerning churches in Ukraine that participated in offering bribes.

Author Biography

Viktor KIRYANOV, Works at Church Ministry Institute as a teacher.

Viktor Kiryanov was born in 1973 in Rivne (western Ukraine) to an unbelieving family. He was baptized in 1991 while a firstyear student at the Institute of Water Management Engineers, from which he graduated in 1995 as a mechanical engineer. He graduated from Odessa Theological Seminary in 1999 as a Bachelor of Theology. Presently he lives in Odessa and works at Church Ministry Institute as a teacher, interpreter, and member of the administrative body. He is also studying in the Master’s Program at International Baptist Theological Seminary in Prague. His theological interests are in the area of New Testament studies.

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THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS #3 (2004)

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KIRYANOV, Viktor. 2016. “Bribery”. Theological Reflections: Eastern European Journal of Theology, no. 3 (June):67-82. http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/article/view/89622.

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No. 3 (2004): Theological Reflections: Euro-Asian Journal of Theology

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