The sound of sheer silence and the killing state :

Lind, Millard, 1918-

The sound of sheer silence and the killing state : the death penalty and the Bible / Millard Lind. - Telford, PA : Cascadia Publishing House, c2004. - 188 p. ; pbk ; 22 cm. - Studies in peace and scripture ; v.8. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-185).

On the mountain with Moses : Exodus 19-24 --
On the mountain with Elijah and Aftermath : covenant policy law transforms technique law 1 Kings 19-2 Kings 10; Hosea 1-3 --
Selections on covenant law from the writing prophets --
On the mountain with Jesus : Matthew 5-7 --
From law as retribution to law as covenant love --
Conversation with law professors Sarat and Shaffer.

1931038236 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)

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Capital punishment--Biblical teaching.
Capital punishment--Religious aspects--Mennonites.

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