Love your enemies
Jesus' love command in the Synoptic Gospels and in the early Christian paraenesis
Piper, John
1946-
creator
author.
text
ilu
2012
monographic
eng
xiv, 273 pages ; 22 cm
'Love Your Enemies.' This is one of the few statements Jesus made that is readily accepted by believers and skeptics alike. Its authenticity is not seriously questioned and yet it is a revolutionary command. Giving attention to various critical theories, John Piper presents evidence that the early church earnestly advocated for non-retaliatory love, extending it to those who practiced evil in the world. Such love was key to the church's own ethical tradition or paraenesis. Piper illuminates the Synoptics and passages in Romans, as well as 1 Thessalonians and 1 Peter, with non-canonical evidence, investigating the theological significance of Jesus' love command. Originally published as #38 in the Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series, this is John Piper's doctoral dissertation from the University of Munich. It is a serious work of Christian scholarship by a long-time respected author and pastor. This repackaged edition features a new, extensive introduction and will be of interest to scholars, students, and lay people who have training in New Testament studies"--Back cover.
adult
John Piper.
First published in Society for New Testament studies Monograph Series (Cambridge University Press, 1979).--Title page verso.
Preface ©2012. Text ©1979.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-248) and indexes.
Jesus Christ
Teachings
BibleGospels
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Love
Biblical teaching
Enemy in the Bible
Christian ethics
History
Early church, ca. 30-600
9781433534751 (paperback)
DLC
140724
20180929231709.0
18239970
eng