Covenant of peace :the missing peace in New Testament theology and ethics /Willard M. Swartley.
Description
Jesus and peace : the Gospel of the reign of God -- Shalom and Eir{macr}en{macr}e in Hebrew Scripture, the greco-Roman world, and the New Testament -- Matthew : Emmanuel, power for peacemaking -- Mark : Gospel of the way, crucified Messiah -- Luke : Gospel of joy, peace, and praise -- Acts : God's strategies for peace in the church -- Jesus makes the covenant of peace (retrospect and prospect) -- Paul's peace interpretation of Jesus Christ -- Paul : victory over evil, including the principalities and powers -- Hebrews, James, and 1 Peter : peace commitment tested -- The Johannine corpus : conflictual ethos and alternative community as foundation for peace -- Peace and mission in John's Gospel : Jesus and the Samaritan woman -- Revelation : nonviolent victory! faithfully persevere in prayer, praise, and worship -- Discipleship and imitation of Jesus the suffering servant : the mimesis of new creation -- God's moral character as the basis for human ethics : foundational convictions -- New Testament peacemaking in the service of moral formation -- Summary and conclusion: reflections and direction -- Appendix 1: Analysis of important contributions to New Testament theology and ethics -- Appendix 2: Peter Stuhlmacher's twelve theses on peace in the New Testament.
xviii, 542 p. :ill. ;24 cm.
Book Details
Author
Swartley, Willard M.
Place Published
City
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Date Published
circa 2006
Publication Subjects
Bible.--New Testament--Theology.
Peace--Biblical teaching.
Christian ethics--Biblical teaching.