TY - BOOK AU - Swartley,Willard M. TI - Covenant of peace: the missing peace in New Testament theology and ethics SN - 0802829376 (pbk. : alk. paper) U1 - 261.873/SWA PY - 2006/// CY - Grand Rapids, MI PB - William B. Eerdmans KW - Bible KW - N.T KW - Theology KW - Peace KW - Biblical teaching KW - Christian ethics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 475-506) and indexes; 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip064/2005034317.html ER -