Vyandsliefde of geweld: oor die politiek van die historiese Jesus
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Date
2016
Authors
Scheffler, E.
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Faculty of Theology, University of the Free State
Abstract
The fact of the existence of Jesus of Nazareth is recognised
in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Nevertheless these
religions are all in one way or another involved in violent
conflicts that still ravages the present-day world.
Despite making the proposed task more difficult, in this
contribution attention will be paid to the historical Jesus’
stance on violence (as contained in the Gospel tradition),
our expressed hermeneutical intent being to address
contemporary violence, in interpersonal relationships as
well as on a global “political” scale (e.g. war). After some
remarks on the possibilities and limitations of historical
Jesus research, Jesus’ own stance or teaching on violence
(e.g. blessed are the peacemakers, loving the enemy and
turning the other cheek), as well as his possible involvement
in, or opposition to violence in the Palestinian and Roman
context of his day will be scrutinised. A “hermeneutical”
reflection on the possibility of the appropriation of Jesus’
(non-violent) stance in today’s world concludes the paper.
We don’t want to study the historical Jesus,
because then we must do the same. –
James Murphy O’Conner
There is no way to peace, peace is the way.
– Mahatma Ghandi
You must have breakfast by yourself, lunch
with a friend and supper with your enemy. –
Nelson Mandela (as president van Suid-Afrika)
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Keywords
Love for the enemy, Violence, Historical Jesus, Peace
Citation
Scheffler, E. (2016). Vyandsliefde of geweld: oor die politiek van die historiese Jesus. Acta Theologica, 36(2), 92-124.