The Christian life. Beginning with Jesus -- The great commandment -- Jesus' abba -- The life of the kingdom of God
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English Pages 388 pages ; 23 cm Year 2013
Table of contents :
The Christian life. Beginning with Jesus --
The great commandment --
Jesus' abba --
The life of the kingdom of God --
How Jesus read his bible. Discovering the beloved God --
Messiah or son of man? --
The mercy code --
Kingdom ethics --
The mission and message of Jesus. The nonviolent God --
Forgiveness : the law of love --
Nonviolent atonment --
Eye opening parables --
Constantinian Christianity. Nonviolence in the early church --
The influence of Constantine and Augustine --
Scripture and the early church --
Interpreting the Bible --
Understanding human culture. What does it mean to be human? --
Mimetic realism : the nutshell version --
Culture, violence and religion --
The two ways to read the Bible --
Interpreting the Old Testament --
Genesis 1-11 --
Psalms and Job --
Isaiah 53 (Tony Bartlett) --
Wisdom, Torah, word --
Paul. Paul the converted persecutor --
Paul's hopeful vision --
The significance of the death of Jesus --
Life in the Spirit --
The gospel of John. The nonviolent logos --
The life-giving imitation of the son --
The spirit-paraclete --
The beloved community.