Covenant of peace
Subtitle: the missing piece in New Testament theology and ethics
By: Willard Swartley.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Grand Rapids, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 542
ISBN-13: 9780802829375
Subjects: Bible. N.T. -- Theology.; Peace -- Biblical teaching.; Christian ethics -- Biblical teaching.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Jesus and peace : the Gospel of the reign of God; title: Shalom and Eri3n3 in Hebrew Scripture, greco-Roman world, and New Testament; title: Matthew : Emmanuel, power for peacemaking; title: Mark : Gospel of the way, crucified Messiah; title: Luke : Gospel of joy, peace, and praise; title: Acts : God's strategies for peace in the church; title: Jesus makes the covenant of peace (retrospect and prospect); title: Paul's peace interpretation of Jesus Christ; title: Paul : victory over evil, including the principalities and powers; title: Hebrews, James, and 1 Peter : peace commitment tested; title: The Johannine corpus : conflictual ethos and alternative community as foundation for peace; title: Peace and mission in John's Gospel; title: Revelation : nonviolent victory! faithfully persevere in prayer, praise, and worship; title: Discipleship and imitation of Jesus, suffering servant : the mimesis of new creation; title: God's moral character (violence/nonviolence) as basis of human ethics; title: New Testament peacemaking in the service of moral formation; title: Summary and conclusion: reflections and direction; title: Appendix 1: Analysis of key contributions in New Testament theology and ethics; title: Appendix 2: Peter Stuhlmacher's twelve theses on peace in the New Testament.