De Villiers, Pieter. Van Henten, Jan Willem. text bibliography Electronic books. Conference papers and proceedings. Criticism, interpretation, etc. ne Leiden BRILL 2012 monographic eng 1 online resource (x, 305 pages). The present publication aims to contribute to the recent scholarly debate about the interconnections between violence and monotheistic religions by analysing the role of violence in the New Testament as well as by offering some hermeneutical perspectives on violence as it is articulated in the earliest Christian writings. Religion, Bible and violence / Jan Willem van Henten -- Violence in the New Testament and the Roman Empire: Ambivalence, othering, agency / Jeremy Punt -- Paul's version of "turning the other cheek": Rethinking violence and tolerance / Andries van Aarde -- Violence in the Letter to the Galatians? / Francois Tolmie -- A godfighter becomes a fighter for God / Rob van Houwelingen -- Jesus and violence: an ideological-critical reading of the tenants in Mark 12:1-12 and Thomas 65 / Ernest van Eck -- The use of violence in punishing adultery in biblical texts : (Deuteronomy 22:13-29 and John 7:53-8:11) / Wim J.C. Weren -- Violence in a gospel of love / Jan van der Watt and Jacobus Kok -- Images of war and creation, of violence and non-violence in the Revelation of John / Paul B. Decock -- Unmasking and challenging evil: Exegetical perspectives on violence in Revelation 18 / Pieter G.R. de Villiers -- The eschatological battle according to the book of Revelation: Perspectives on Revelation 19:11-21 / Tobias Nicklas -- Hermeneutical perspectives on violence in the New Testament / Pieter G.R. de Villers. edited by Pieter De Villiers & Jan Willem van Henten. Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-294) and indexes. Criticism, interpretation, etc Congresses Violence Religious aspects Christianity Congresses Violence in the Bible Congresses Religion RELIGION Biblical Studies New Testament Religion Violence in the Bible Violence Religious aspects Christianity BS2545.V55 225.8/3036 De Villiers, Pieter G.R. Leiden : BRILL, ©2012 9789004221055 9004221050 9789004221048 9004221042 347069 MIL http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=432391 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=432391 EBLCP 120206 20200709055455.0 ocn775301933 eng