The Messiah of Peace

by Thomas E. Boomershine

Book Overview

The telling of Mark's story of Jesus as the Messiah of peace in the decades following the Roman-Judean war announced a third way forward for Diaspora Judeans other than warfare against or separation from ""the nations."" Mark's Gospel was the story of the victory of a nonviolent Messiah who taught and practiced the ways of a new age of peace and reconciliation in contrast to the ancient and modern myth of redemptive violence. The Messiah of Peace...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625645457
• ISBN13: 9781625645456
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"