Suing for Peace at Any Cost?: Reading the Parable of the Two Kings (Luke 14.31–2) in Times of War
The paper re-examines the parable of the king pondering about engaging in war with a more powerful enemy (Luke 14.31-2), focusing on questions commonly asked in antiquity and still relevant today with respect to war and suing for peace. These regard the cause of the war and the reasons for fighting,...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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New Testament studies
Año: 2024, Volumen: 70, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-22 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Bibel. Lukasevangelium 14
/ Bibel. Evangelien
/ Parábola
/ Guerra
/ Evitación de conflictos
/ Pacifismo
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| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | HC Nuevo Testamento |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Luke 14.31–2
B Divine Violence B Parable of the Two Kings B Pacifism B peace making B War |
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| Sumario: | The paper re-examines the parable of the king pondering about engaging in war with a more powerful enemy (Luke 14.31-2), focusing on questions commonly asked in antiquity and still relevant today with respect to war and suing for peace. These regard the cause of the war and the reasons for fighting, the tension between bravery and wisdom, the circumstances that may contribute to the defeat of a superior army and the costs of peace making. I explore this parable in the context of other Lukan passages touching on the topic of war and peace. I challenge the assumption that Luke was a pacifist, and I argue that the parable cannot provide answers to contemporary questions about the ethics of peace and war. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688523000310 |