Love Your Enemies (A History of the Tradition and Interpretation of Its Uses)
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Love Your Enemies (A History of the Tradition and Interpretation of Its Uses)

Jesus' Love Command in the Synoptic Gospels and the Early Christian Paraenesis

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Love Your Enemies (A History of the Tradition and Interpretation of Its Uses)

Jesus' Love Command in the Synoptic Gospels and the Early Christian Paraenesis

About this book

"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's 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.

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Information

Publisher
Crossway
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9781433534751
eBook ISBN
9781433534782
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Content
  5. Preface to the 2012 Republication
  6. Note on the Title and Previous Editions
  7. Preface to the 1979 Edition
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 In Search of the Paraenetic Tradition of a Command of Enemy Love
  11. 2 The Origin of the Command of Enemy Love in the New Testament Paraenetic Tradition
  12. 3 Jesus’ Command of Enemy Love in the Larger Context of His Message
  13. 4 The Use and Meaning of Jesus’ Command of Enemy Love in the 100 Early Christian Paraenesis
  14. 5 The Gospel Tradition of Jesus’ Command of Enemy Love and its Use in Matthew and Luke
  15. Conclusion
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography

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