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

dc.contributor.authorSim, David C.
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-30T06:26:08Z
dc.date.available2011-08-30T06:26:08Z
dc.date.issued2011-06-07
dc.description.abstractThe 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.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_US
dc.identifier.citationSim, 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.v67i1.860en
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v67i1.860
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/17183
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOpenJournals Publishingen_US
dc.rights© 2011. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en
dc.subjectPacifist Jesusen
dc.subjectViolent Jesusen
dc.subjectGospel of Matthewen
dc.subject.lcshBible -- N.T. -- Matthew -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.en
dc.subject.lcshJesus Christ -- Person and officesen
dc.subject.lcshContradiction in literatureen
dc.titleThe pacifist Jesus and the violent Jesus in the Gospel of Matthewen
dc.typeArticleen

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