The Love of Enemy and Nonretaliation in the New Testament (Studies in Peace and Scripture)

The essays in this irenic book explore two pervasive New Testament teachings that are foundational to peace: Jesus' commands to love enemies and not to retaliate against those who do evil. These themes are covered from a variety of perspectives, showing the impact of Jesus' teaching throughout the New Testament.

The essays in this irenic book explore two pervasive New Testament teachings that are foundational to peace: Jesus' command to love enemies and not to retaliate against those who do evil. These themes are covered from a variety of perspectives, showing the impact Jesus' teaching throughout the New Testament.

Library Journal

This collection of 13 recent essays explores the New Testament admonition to love one's enemy and practice nonretaliation. The approach is scholarly and demands close, attentive reading; knowledge of Greek is helpful but not essential. The first essay surveys the current status of research on these subjects. The remaining 12 are evenly divided between studies of Jesus' sayings on love and nonretaliation and the epistles' treatment of these issues. All the essays insist on careful, contextual analysis of the scriptures they exegete, but few make a conscientious effort to directly apply their conclusions to modern problems. Recommended for collections serving professional theologians and motivated lay readers.-- Kenneth M. Locke, Lay Minister, Radford, Va.