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Can I read Violence in the New Testament : Jesus followers and other Jews under empire on EtoBox?
Violence in the New Testament : Jesus followers and other Jews under empire by Shelly Matthews, E. Leigh Gibson is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.
What is Violence in the New Testament : Jesus followers and other Jews under empire about?
While much work has been done on the role of Jews in the crucifixion of Jesus in post-Holocaust biblical scholarship, the question of violence in subsequent community formation remains largely unexamined. New Testament passages suggesting that early Christ-believers were violently persecuted--the "stone throwing" passages from John, the "persecuted from town to town" passages in Matthew, the stoning of Stephen in Acts, Paul's hardship catalogue in II Corinthians, etc.-- are frequently read posit
Who reads Violence in the New Testament : Jesus followers and other Jews under empire?
It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.
Common subject areas: religion, theology.
- Author
- Shelly Matthews, E. Leigh Gibson
- Publisher
- Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780567397461
- Category
- religious
- Subjects
- Christian, Religion, Bible
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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