Swartley, Willard M.,  1936-, <br/><br/>
Covenant of peace :  the missing piece in New Testament theology and ethics /  [print] 
Willard M. Swartley. 
 - Grand Rapids, Michigan :  William B. Eerdmans Pub.,  [(c)2006. 
 - xviii, 542 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm. 
 - Studies in peace and scripture ;  v. 9 .
 - Studies in peace and scripture ;  v. 9. .
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<br/><br/> Jesus and peace : the Gospel of the reign of God  Shalom and Eirene 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. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0802829376 9780802829375 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005034317 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--New Testament.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Peace--Biblical teaching.<br/>Christian ethics--Biblical teaching.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS2397.C684 2006 BS2397.S973.C684 2006