{"product_id":"9781433534751_love-your-enemies","title":"Love Your Enemies","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\"Love Your Enemies...\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the few statements Jesus made that is readily accepted by believers and skeptics alike. Its authenticity is not seriously questioned and yet it is a revolutionary command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiving attention to various critical theories, John Piper presents evidence that the early church earnestly advocated for non-retaliatory love, extending it to those who practiced evil in the world. Such love was key to the church's own ethical tradition or paraenesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiper illuminates the Synoptics and passages in Romans, as well as 1 Thessalonians and 1 Peter, with non-canonical evidence, investigating the theological significance of Jesus's love command.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published as #38 in the Society for New Testament Studies \u003cem\u003eMonograph Series\u003c\/em\u003e, this is John Piper's doctoral dissertation from the University of Munich. It is a serious work of Christian scholarship by a long-time respected author and pastor. This repackaged edition features a new, extensive introduction and will be of interest to scholars, students, and lay people who have training in New Testament studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Piper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40701210755121,"sku":"9781433534751","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0571\/9926\/3793\/files\/9781433534751.jpg?v=1778150698","url":"https:\/\/bakerbookhouse.com\/products\/9781433534751_love-your-enemies","provider":"Baker Book House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}