The pacifist Jesus and the violent Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew

Sim, David C.

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dc.contributor.author	Sim, David C.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-08-30T06:26:08Z
dc.date.available	2011-08-30T06:26:08Z
dc.date.issued	2011-06-07
dc.description.abstract	The Gospel of Matthew presents two starkly different depictions of Jesus. The earthly Jesus of the past is a pacifist who teaches non-violence, compassion, non-retaliation, forgiveness and love of enemies, and he lives his life according to these ideals. The other Jesus is the eschatological figure of judgement who is the antithesis of the earthly Jesus. This Jesus is violent, merciless and vengeful in his treatment of the wicked. The evangelist constructed and promoted this terrible figure of judgement to assist his readers to cope with certain situations of crisis, but in doing so he paid a steep christological price by presenting Jesus in contradictory terms.	en
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Sim, D.C., 2011, ‘The pacifist Jesus and the violent Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 67(1), Art. #860, 6 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v67i1.860	en
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/hts.v67i1.860
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17183
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	OpenJournals Publishing	en_US
dc.rights	© 2011. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en
dc.subject	Pacifist Jesus	en
dc.subject	Violent Jesus	en
dc.subject	Gospel of Matthew	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Bible -- N.T. -- Matthew -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Jesus Christ -- Person and offices	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Contradiction in literature	en
dc.title	The pacifist Jesus and the violent Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew	en
dc.type	Article	en