The Old Testament Roots of Nonviolence : Abraham’s Personal Faith, Moses’ Social Vision, Jesus’ Fulfillment, and God’s Work Today

The Old Testament Roots of Nonviolence brings together a number of issues, showing how they fit together in one exciting story. These issues are: 1. War and Peace 2. The Great Commission (being missional) 3. Social justice and social change over time in the biblical setting This book reveals the continuity of the Old and New Testaments in the development of these three major themes over millenniums of time in the unfolding biblical story of God's creation, tough love, and redemption of the social order. It presents biblical faith as a providentially guided process in the community of faith resulting in global social change that can be observed and described as yeast in bread or seeds in soil as Jesus taught. --From publisher's description Title Page Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations Introduction Section I: The Soil Chapter 1: Paul and the Fallen Social Order Chapter 2: The Genesis Story Parallel to Paul’s Description Chapter 3: The Laws of God and the Laws of Men Section II: The Seed Chapter 4: The Faith of Abraham Section III: The Root Chapter 5: Moses’ Social Vision Section IV: The Stem Chapter 6: Moses’ Vision and the Other Prophets Section V: The Flower Chapter 7: Jesus’ Fulfillment of the Vision Section VI: Growing Seeds Chapter 8: An Adequate Social Gospel of the Kingdom for Mission Chapter 9: One Gospel, Many Peoples Appendix: Whe Said Jesus That Didn't Understand Politics? Bibliography Section I. The Soil. Paul And The Fallen Social Order -- The Genesis Story Parallel To Paul's Description -- The Laws Of God And The Laws Of Men -- Section Ii. The Seed. The Faith Of Abraham -- Section Iii. The Root. Moses' Social Vision -- Section Iv. The Stem. Moses' Vision And The Other Prophets -- Section V. The Flower. Jesus' Fulfillment Of The Vision -- Section Vi. Growing Seeds. An Adequate Social Gospel Of The Kingdom For Mission -- One Gospel, Many Peoples. Philip E. Friesen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 147-151).