Killing Enmity

Killing EnmityIs the New Testament inherently violent? In this book a well regarded New Testament scholar offers a balanced critical assessment of charges and claims that the Christian scriptures encode, instigate, or justify violence. Thomas Yoder Neufeld provides a useful introduction to the language of violence in current theological discourse and surveys a wide range of key ethical New Testament texts through the lens of violence nonviolence. He makes the case

a retreat from the world

It captures centuries of thought on sin

Praise for Reformed Dogmatics

Praise for the first edition

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most familiar passages in the New Testament

Women in leadership roles and the many implications are viewed firsthand by Spencer--herself a minister

combining psychology and theology

If God is all powerful and entirely good and loving

This convenient text utilizes material from the award-winning Dictionary for Theological Interpretation of the Bible (DTIB) to introduce students to the Bible and theological interpretation through a comprehensive book-by-book survey of the New Testament

the books are respectful

This introduction to the field of cultural anthropology from a Christian perspective exposes students to the excitement and significance of human history and culture

and an accessible bibliography