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Atonement and Ethics in 1 John

by Christopher Armitage, Chris Keith

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"Christopher Armitage considers previous theological perception of 1 John as a text advocating that God abhors violence, contrasted with biblical scholarship analysis that focuses upon the text's birth from hostile theological conflict between 'insiders' and 'outsiders', with immensely hostile rhetoric directed towards 'antichrists' and those who have left the community"--

Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc.Criticism, interpretationTextual CriticismAtonementBiblical teachingReconciliationEthics in the BibleRhetoric in the BibleBiblical StudiesNew Testament (Biblical Studies)John (Biblical Studies)Hermeneutics (Philosophy)