Sanctioned Violence in the New Testament. (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Carter, Warren
• Is Part Of: Interpretation. Volume 71:Number 3(2017:Jul.)
• Page Start: 284
• Page End: 297
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: Capital Punishment -- Eschatological Violence -- Sanctioned Violence -- Structural Violence -- Matthew, Gospel of -- Herod the Great -- Parables of Violence -- Roman Empire -- Slavery; Theology -- Periodicals; 230.04105
• DOI: 10.1177/0020964317698764
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-9643

Abstract

After describing key interpretive categories of sanctioned and structural violence, the article identifies some forms of sanctioned structural violence evident in Matthew's Gospel. It concludes with a brief consideration of contemporary strategies for identifying and resisting scriptural inscribing and sanctioning of violence.