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Victory Over Violence and Was Jesus a Revolutionist?

Victory Over Violence and Was Jesus a Revolutionist?

Hengel, Martin

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Religion General General ChristianityGeneral Sociology

Publisher Price: $24.00

ISBN10: 1592441440
ISBN13: 9781592441440
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publ
Published: Jan 1 2003
Pages: 158
Weight: 0.45
Height: 0.39 Width: 5.64 Depth: 7.98
Language: English

'Victory over Violence'

This book, 'Victory over Violence', deals with political theology - as it developed within Palestinian Judaism between 334 B.C. and the time of Christ, and as it is being advocated now by radical theologians and groups within the Christian community.

The book is, therefore, not simply an academic discussion of a bygone era. It is an attempt to bridge the gap between New Testament theology and contemporary Christian social ethics. Hengel clearly intends to speak to the contemporary situation, which forces Christians to debate the possible use of violence in revolution. He is appalled that those who advocate a theology of revolution pay so little attention to the political situation of Jesus and primitive Christianity. According to Hengel's interpretation, the position of Jesus and the early Christians on the question of violence was radically different from that of the Zealots: Jesus was the model of nonviolence who demanded of his followers that they renounce violence and love their enemies. Further, since the situation today is similar to the situation in Jesus' time, Hengel argues that the Christian response should be similar too.

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