Coping with violence in the New Testament / edited by Pieter G.R. de Villiers and Jan Willem van Henten.

SeriesStudies in theology and religion, 1566-208X ; v. 16
Studies in theology and religion v. 16. ^A1259527
Contents Religion, Bible and violence / Jan Willem van Henten -- Violence in the New Testament and the Roman Empire: Ambivalence, othering, agency / Jeremy Punt -- Paul's version of "turning the other cheek": Rethinking violence and tolerance / Andries van Aarde -- Violence in the Letter to the Galatians? / Francois Tolmie -- A godfighter becomes a fighter for God / Rob van Houwelingen -- Jesus and violence: an ideological-critical reading of the tenants in Mark 12:1-12 and Thomas 65 / Ernest van Eck -- The use of violence in punishing adultery in biblical texts : (Deuteronomy 22:13-29 and John 7:53-8:11) / Wim J.C. Weren -- Violence in a gospel of love / Jan van der Watt and Jacobus Kok -- Images of war and creation, of violence and non-violence in the Revelation of John / Paul B. Decock -- Unmasking and challenging evil: Exegetical perspectives on violence in Revelation 18 / Pieter G.R. de Villiers -- The eschatological battle according to the book of Revelation: Perspectives on Revelation 19:11-21 / Tobias Nicklas -- Hermeneutical perspectives on violence in the New Testament / Pieter G.R. de Villers.
General noteProceedings of a conference held Jan. 21-23, 2008 in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-294) and indexes.
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LCCN 2011042158
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