Bibliothèque Don Bosco de Lubumbashi
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Toward a Teleology of Peace: Contesting Matthew's Violent Eschatology / David J. Neville in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 30/2 (december 2007)
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Titre : Toward a Teleology of Peace: Contesting Matthew's Violent Eschatology Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : David J. Neville, Auteur Année de publication : 2007 Note générale : pp. 131-161. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : The reality of violence and the question of how best to respond to it are crucial dimensions of biblical interpretation. In the Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus teaches nonviolence and conducts his mission nonviolently, yet Matthew envisages that as the returning Son of humanity he will indulge in violent retribution at the parousia. This article probes the discrepancy between Matthew's ethical portrait of Jesus as a teacher of nonretaliation and his (own) violent eschatology. Following a survey of select studies of Matthew's retributive eschatology, the moral problem of eschatological violence is considered. The article concludes with some hermeneutical reflections on potential responses to eschatological vengeance in Matthew.
in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 30/2 (december 2007)[article] Toward a Teleology of Peace: Contesting Matthew's Violent Eschatology [texte imprimé] / David J. Neville, Auteur . - 2007.
pp. 131-161.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 30/2 (december 2007)
Résumé : The reality of violence and the question of how best to respond to it are crucial dimensions of biblical interpretation. In the Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus teaches nonviolence and conducts his mission nonviolently, yet Matthew envisages that as the returning Son of humanity he will indulge in violent retribution at the parousia. This article probes the discrepancy between Matthew's ethical portrait of Jesus as a teacher of nonretaliation and his (own) violent eschatology. Following a survey of select studies of Matthew's retributive eschatology, the moral problem of eschatological violence is considered. The article concludes with some hermeneutical reflections on potential responses to eschatological vengeance in Matthew.