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Desjardins Michel R (Michel Robert), <1951-> |
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Peace, violence and the New Testament / / Michel Desjardins |
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Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1997] |
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©1997 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (135 p.) |
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The biblical seminar ; ; 46 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Peace - Biblical teaching |
Violence - Biblical teaching |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [123]-124) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 PEACE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; 1. The Vocabulary; 2. An Overview of the Non-Violent Exhortations and Actions; 3. The Sermon on the Mount; 4. The Parables; 5. The Imminent Demise of the World; 6. Paul'' s Ethic of Peace; 7. Summary; Chapter 3 VIOLENCE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; 1. The Vocabulary; 2. An Overview of the Violent Exhortations and Actions; 3. The Non-Pacifist Stance; 4. The Apocalyptic World-View; 5. The Role of Women; 6. The Insider-Outsider Mentality; 7. Summary; Chapter 4 CONCLUSION; 1. The Views are Consistent |
2. The Views are InconsistentBibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; B; C; D; G; H; J; K; L; M; P; R; S; T; V; W |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Over the centuries, New Testament texts have inspired both peace activism and violence towards others. Most Christians, including New Testament scholars, continue to find peace at the core of these scriptures, and consider that the use of violence misrepresents basic Christian beliefs. This challenging study contends that the New Testament promotes violence as strongly as it promotes peace. Through close analysis of a wide range of texts, Desjardins shows how foundational both peace and violence are in the New Testament, and then suggests that the leading interpretative theories in this area d |
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