TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swatley Willard M.
TI  - Covenant of peace : The missing peace in New Testament theology and ethics
SN  - 0802829376
AV  - BS 2397.S93 2006 BS 2397.S93 2006
U1  - 261.8/73 22
PY  - 2006///
PB  - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Grand Rapids, Michigan
KW  - Bible. N.T
KW  - Theology
KW  - Christian ethics
KW  - Biblical teaching
KW  - Peace
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-506) and indexes; Jesus and peace : the Gospel of the reign of God -- Shalom and Eire  ne   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
ER  -