Beyond Retribution: A New Testament Vision for Justice, Crime, and PunishmentWm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2001 - 342 من الصفحات Recently a growing number of Christians have actively promoted the concept of "restorative justice" and attempted to develop programs for dealing with crime based on restorative principles. But is this approach truly consistent with the teaching of Scripture? To date, very little has been done to test this claim. Beyond Retribution fills a gap by plumbing the New Testament on the topics of crime, justice, and punishment. Christopher Marshall first explores the problems involved in applying ethical teachings from the New Testament to mainstream society. He then surveys the extent to which the New Testament addresses criminal justice issues, looking in particular at the concept of the justice of God in the teachings of Paul and Jesus. He also examines the topic of punishment, reviewing the debate in social thinking over the ethics and purpose of punishment -- including capital punishment -- and he advocates a new concept of "restorative punishment." The result of this engaging work is a biblically based challenge to imitate the way of Christ in dealing with both victims and offenders. - Publisher |
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INTRODUCTION Gaining a Perspective | 1 |
Sources of Moral Guidance | 4 |
Criminal Justice from the Underside | 9 |
Christian Ethics in the Public Arena | 16 |
The Goal and Limitations of This Study | 31 |
THE ARENA OF SAVING JUSTICE The Justice of God in Paul and Jesus | 35 |
Pauls Gospel of Divine Justice | 38 |
Jesus as the Justice of God | 69 |
Summary | 197 |
JUSTICE THAT KILLS Is There a Place for Capital Punishment? | 201 |
Capital Punishment in the Bible | 204 |
A Critique of Biblical Arguments in Support of Capital Punishment | 214 |
A Critique of Other Arguments for Capital Punishment | 241 |
Summary | 252 |
CONCLUSION Forgiveness as the Consummation of Justice | 255 |
Summary of Findings | 256 |
Summary | 93 |
PUNISHMENT THAT FITS The Purpose and Ethics of Punishment | 97 |
The Debate over Criminal Punishment | 98 |
Restorative Punishment? | 131 |
Summary | 140 |
VENGEANCE IS MINE Divine and Human Punishment in the New Testament | 145 |
Punishment by Human Agency | 146 |
Punishment by Divine Agency | 162 |
Imitatio Christi Imitatio Dei | 259 |
The Nature and Task of Forgiveness | 263 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 285 |
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