This exceptional book is superb for both new and seasoned students of the Scriptures."--Marva J. Dawn, author of Talking the Walk "Recovering Jesus is a difficult task in our day. Skeptical words abound on many sides.

Though he concludes that these texts actually subvert violence, he does so without avoiding the very difficult questions they raise. Readers will be both disturbed and challenged by this timely book.

In this historical investigation, Yoder Neufeld maps the transformation of an ancient tradition into a creative new reading in which God's people put on God's armour and go to battle against God's heavenly foes, as in Ephesians 6.

Asking about violence rather than peace is to come at the New Testament with a specific set of concerns growing out of a public discourse that has raised the issues of violence to new levels of urgency.

"This study guide is intended to help introduce “Baptism and Incorporation into the Body of Christ, the Church” to churches who are part of the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition.

"Esta guía de estudio tiene por objetivo ayudar a promover el documento “Bautismo e incorporación en el Cuerpo de Cristo, la Iglesia” dentro de las iglesias que forman parte de la tradición anabautista-menonita.