This book will argue that, in the Sermon on the Mount, a very Jewish Jesus - a mantrue to the religio-political views of his day - reaffirms a Jewish ethical form of non-violentresistance. The most important evidence available is the Gospel of Matthew itself, Jewishethical writings such as Pirkei Avot, other Mishna writings, and writings on the lex talionis.The evidence points to an audience that would have perceived Jesus as teaching non-viol...
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