The Nonviolent God. By J. Denny Weaver
Weaver argues that in the narrative of Christ's death and resurrection God is revealed as completely and utterly non-violent. His death was solely of human, not divine intention, and his resurrection certified his triumph over violence in a manner dubbed ‘Narrative Christus Victor’. Part I deal...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 812-814 |
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| Summary: | Weaver argues that in the narrative of Christ's death and resurrection God is revealed as completely and utterly non-violent. His death was solely of human, not divine intention, and his resurrection certified his triumph over violence in a manner dubbed ‘Narrative Christus Victor’. Part I deals with the scriptural representation of God. First, Christ's opposition to oppressive power structures is noted, as are his exhortations to non-violence. Whether these particular exhortations can be generalized into a stance of absolute pacifism is never examined by Weaver, but is simply assumed. Strangely, there is no analysis of Christ's statements of the necessity of his violent death for the ransoming of humanity (e.g. Matt. 20:28, Mark 10:45). |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flu083 |