The (De)Legitimization of Violence in Sacred and Human Contexts

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: In Sacred Context -- Chapter 2: Violence and the Cross: The Affinity Between Theories of Atonement and Christian Attitudes Toward War and Peace -- Introduction -- (De)Legitimation of Violence -- Models of Atonement -- Reinhold Niebuhr: Satisfaction Atonement and Just War Theory -- Narrative Christus Victor and Nonviolent Resistance -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Facing Down Fear: John Chrysostom's Answer to Violence -- Introduction -- Historical Background -- Violence in Late Antiquity -- Chrysostom and Violence -- The Statue Riots of Antioch (387 CE) -- Conclusion: Delegitimizing Violence -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Parable of the Wedding Protest: Matthew 22:1-14 and Nonviolent Resistance -- Introduction -- The Imperial context -- A Parable of Protest -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Refuting the Violent Image of God in the Book of Joshua 6-12 -- Introduction -- Ritual Violence and Politics in the Ancient Near East -- Gods and Lands -- Deities as Military Commanders -- Total Destruction and Hyperbolic Language -- Abusing the Enemies' Bodies as a Statement of Power -- Natural Phenomena as Deities' Weapons -- De-Legitimization of Violence in the Book of Joshua -- Understanding the Book of Joshua in the Light of Israel's Identity -- Church Theology Versus Academic Theology -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: The Conflict of War: Unresolved Challenges and Sentiments in Jewish Sources -- Introduction -- Sources for Avoidance of War and Conflict -- Conditions Under Which War Must Be Fought -- Categories of Conflict and Continued Avoidance -- Consideration of Present Reality and Textual Instructions -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.