Covenant of peace : the missing peace in New Testament theology and ethics

Jesus and peace : the Gospel of the reign of God

Shalom and Eirēnē in Hebrew Scripture, the greco-Roman world, and the New Testament

Matthew : Emmanuel, power for peacemaking

Mark : Gospel of the way, crucified Messiah

Luke : Gospel of joy, peace, and praise

Acts : God's strategies for peace in the church

Jesus makes the covenant of peace (retrospect and prospect)

Paul's peace interpretation of Jesus Christ

Paul : victory over evil, including the principalities and powers

Hebrews, James, and 1 Peter : peace commitment tested

The Johannine corpus : conflictual ethos and alternative community as foundation for peace

Peace and mission in John's Gospel : Jesus and the Samaritan woman

Revelation : nonviolent victory! faithfully persevere in prayer, praise, and worship

Discipleship and imitation of Jesus the suffering servant : the mimesis of new creation

God's moral character as the basis for human ethics : foundational convictions

New Testament peacemaking in the service of moral formation

Summary and conclusion: reflections and direction

Appendix 1: Analysis of important contributions to New Testament theology and ethics

Appendix 2: Peter Stuhlmacher's twelve theses on peace in the New Testament