Love of enemies : the way to peace / William Klassen. [print]

By:

Klassen, William [Author]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781579109714

Subject(s):

Peace -- Biblical teaching

LOC classification:

BS680.K63.L684 2002
BS680

Available additional physical forms:

Contents:

Peace and victory over the enemy in Greek thought ; -- Love your enemy and peace in the Hebrew Bible ; -- Judaism and the quest for peace ; -- Jesus as Prince of Peace ; -- Paul and the good news of peace ; -- To walk the paths of peace..

Subject: Love of enemies, search for peace. In the current international political atmosphere where "hope is in short supply these days within and outside the church" (William Klassen), these twin themes hardly seem compatible. Klassen maintains, however, that the two are not only consistent but also have coexisted from ancient times to the present, due in large part to the Jesus movement. Examining the Hellenistic and Hebrew backgrounds of the two themes, Klassen illuminates old, familiar texts, as well as some that have been previously ignored. He shows how people today can strive for peace, both by following the examples of the twentieth-century figures before them and be returning, as "warriors of peace" to long-neglected biblical resources. https://www.amazon.com/Love-Enemies-Peace-William-Klassen/dp/1579109713/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781579109714&qid=1636135024&sr=8-1

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BS680.K537.L684 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001539119

Previously published by Fortress Press, 1984.

A world of peace in a world at war ; -- Peace and victory over the enemy in Greek thought ; -- Love your enemy and peace in the Hebrew Bible ; -- Judaism and the quest for peace ; -- Jesus as Prince of Peace ; -- Paul and the good news of peace ; -- To walk the paths of peace..

Love of enemies, search for peace. In the current international political atmosphere where "hope is in short supply these days within and outside the church" (William Klassen), these twin themes hardly seem compatible. Klassen maintains, however, that the two are not only consistent but also have coexisted from ancient times to the present, due in large part to the Jesus movement. Examining the Hellenistic and Hebrew backgrounds of the two themes, Klassen illuminates old, familiar texts, as well as some that have been previously ignored. He shows how people today can strive for peace, both by following the examples of the twentieth-century figures before them and be returning, as "warriors of peace" to long-neglected biblical resources.

https://www.amazon.com/Love-Enemies-Peace-William-Klassen/dp/1579109713/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=9781579109714&qid=1636135024&sr=8-1

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