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Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence
Authored by Helen Paynter
Narrated by Helen Paynter

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0:03 Blessed Are the Peacemakers: A Biblical Theology of Human Violence
0:18 Series Preface
4:05 Queuing the Questions
19:10 Outro

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

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This volume in Biblical Theology for Life series dives deeply into the topic of human violence. Before exploring what the Bible says about violence, Old Testament scholar Helen Paynter sets out the contours for the study ahead by addressing the various definitions of violence and the theories of its origins, prevalence, and purpose. What is violence? Is there such a thing as "natural violence"? Is violence a human or social construct or can we describe natural phenomena as violent? How does the concept of violence relate to the concept of evil? Violence is everywhere; is it escapable? How do we resist violence?

Having queued up the questions, Paynter takes us to the Bible for answers. Starting with the creation narratives in Genesis considered in comparison with the ancient Near Eastern myths and moving to the conquest of Canaan––the most problematic of biblical narratives––she investigates how these deep myths speak to the origins of human violence and its consequences. The prevalence of violence through biblical history is inescapable. Scripture reveals the hydra–like nature of human violence, investigating types of violence including but not limited to: structural violence, verbal violence, sexual violence, violence as public /political act, racialised violence, including "othering." Through the voices of the prophets and then in the teaching of Jesus, the Bible reveals that the seeds of violence exist within every human heart. Even though we see evidence of resistance movements in the Bible, such as the responses to attempted genocide in Exodus and Esther, it is only on the cross that an absorption of violence by God takes place: a defeat of violence by self–sacrifice. Along the way, Paynter considers other relevant biblical themes, including the apocalypse, "crushing the serpent's head," and the concept of divine vengeance, culminating in the resurrected Christ's lack of vengeance against those who did him to death. In light of the New Testament, we will consider how the first Christians responded to the structural violence of slavery and patriarchy and how they began to apply Jesus' redemptive, non–vengeful theology to their own day.

The book concludes by discussing of what this means for Christians today. For many of us who live without routine encounters with or threats of violence, we must consider our responsibility in a world where our experience is the exception. With attention to the multi–headed hydra that is violence…

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Rev. Dr. Helen Paynter (PhD, University of Bristol) is director of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Violence and teaches Old Testament at Bristol Baptist College in England. She is author of several books, including God of Violence Yesterday, God of Love Today?, Telling Terror in Judges 19, and Reduced Laughter.

Jonathan Lunde (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is associate professor of biblical and theological studies at Talbot School of Theology of Biola University. He is coeditor (with Kenneth Berding) of Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament and has contributed articles to The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels and the New Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Jon and his wife, Pamela, have three children and reside in Brea, California.

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AUDIOBOOK DETAILS

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Language: English
Publisher: Zondervan Academic
Published on: November 7, 2023
ISBN: 9780310160373
Duration: 13 hr, 21 min
Genres: Religion / Biblical Studies / General, Religion / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Religion / Christian Living / Social Issues, Social Science / Violence in Society