Killing Enmity

<p>Is 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 that contrary to much scholarly opinion the New Testament is not in itself inherently violent or supportive of violence; instead it rejects and overcomes violence. [Published in the UK by SPCK as <i>Jesus and the Subversion of Violence: Wrestling with the New Testament Evidence</i>.]</p>