The things that make for peace : Jesus and eschatological violence / Jesse P. Nickel.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Nickel, Jesse P., author.

Series:

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche ; Volume 244.

Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der alteren Kirche ; Volume 244

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nonviolence--Biblical teaching.

Nonviolence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 309 pages).

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2021]

Summary:

This study offers fresh insight into the place of (non)violence within Jesus' ministry, by examining it in the context of the eschatologically-motivated revolutionary violence of Second Temple Judaism. The book first explores the connection between violence and eschatology in key literary and historical sources from Second Temple Judaism. The heart of the study then focuses on demonstrating the thematic centrality of Jesus' opposition to such "eschatological violence" within the Synoptic presentations of his ministry, arguing that a proper understanding of eschatology and violence together enables appreciation of the full significance of Jesus' consistent disassociation of revolutionary violence from his words and deeds. The book thus articulates an understanding of Jesus' nonviolence that is firmly rooted in the historical context of Second Temple Judaism, presenting a challenge to the "seditious Jesus hypothesis"-the claim that the historical Jesus was sympathetic to revolutionary ideals. Jesus' rejection of violence ought to be understood as an integral component of his eschatological vision, embodying and enacting his understanding of (i) how God's kingdom would come, and (ii) what would identify those who belonged to it.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface & Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 Violence, Eschatology, and the Life and Ministry of Jesus

Chapter 2 Violence in Second Temple Jewish Eschatological Writings

Chapter 3 Eschatologically-Motivated Violence in Second Temple Jewish History

Chapter 4 Jesus and Revolutionary Violence

Chapter 5 Jesus's Rejection of Eschatological Violence In the Synoptic Gospels

Chapter 6 Jesus and Eschatological Conflict

Chapter 7 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Ancient Sources

Subject Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Doctoral University of St. Andrews, Scotland 2016. Revised for publication.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-11-070377-7