| Non-Retaliation in Early Jewish and New Testament Texts: Ethical Themes in Social Contexts Contributor(s): Zerbe, Gordon (Author) |
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ISBN: 147422380X ISBN-13: 9781474223805 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Bible Study Guides - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 229.9 |
| Series: Bloomsbury Academic Collections: Biblical Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.36 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study examines the varieties and continuities of ethical exhortations and ideals in the Jewish and Christian traditions (c. 200 BCE-100 CE) that fall under the rubric of non-retaliation. One of the principal conclusions of this thought-provoking work is that a critical factor in determining the shape of non-retaliatory ethics is whether the exhortation is applied to relations within the local and/or elect community or to relations with oppressors of the elect community. It becomes apparent also that the non-retaliatory ethic of the NT stands solidly in the tradition of non-retaliatory ethics in Early Judaism. |