{"product_id":"killing-enmity-316214","title":"Killing Enmity","description":"**Is the New Testament inherently violent?** In this book a well-regarded New Testament scholar offers a balanced critical assessment of charges and claims that the Christian scriptures encode, instigate, or justify violence. Thomas Yoder Neufeld provides a useful introduction to the language of violence in current theological discourse and surveys a wide range of key ethical New Testament texts through the lens of violence\/nonviolence. He makes the case that, contrary to much scholarly opinion, the New Testament is not in itself inherently violent or supportive of violence; instead, it rejects and overcomes violence.**? ?Contents**    \u003cbr\u003e?I. \"Violence\" and \"New Testament\"  \u003cbr\u003e??II. Jesus and Violence  \u003cbr\u003e?? 1. Turning the cheek and loving enemies  \u003cbr\u003e?? 2. Parables, Forgiveness, and Judgment   \u003cbr\u003e?? 3. Violence in the Temple?  \u003cbr\u003e??III. Atonement: redemptive violence?  \u003cbr\u003e??IV. Warfare in the New Testament  \u003cbr\u003e??V. Concluding Chapter  \u003cbr\u003e***-Publisher.***  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs the New Testament inherently violent? In this book a well-regarded New Testament scholar offers a balanced critical assessment of charges and claims that the Christian scriptures encode, instigate, or justify violence. Thomas Yoder Neufeld provides a useful introduction to the language of violence in current theological discourse and surveys a wide range of key ethical New Testament texts through the lens of violence\/nonviolence. He makes the case that, contrary to much scholarly opinion, the New Testament is not in itself inherently violent or supportive of violence; instead, it rejects and overcomes violence. [Published in the UK by SPCK as *Jesus and the Subversion of Violence: Wrestling with the New Testament Evidence*.]","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51564933873951,"sku":"9780801039010","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9780801039010_507828.jpg?v=1769212289","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/products\/killing-enmity-316214","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}