THE NEW LAW OF LOVE FOR ENEMIES (ἀΓΆΠΗ ἐΧΘΡΟΊ) IN MATTHEW 5:43-48 AND LUKE 6:27-36

  • Aor Abel Inyaregh, PhD

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Matthew 5:43-48 and Luke 6:27-36 comprise the teaching of Jesus about what it entails to love others as God loves them. This study explores Jesus’ commandment to love one’s enemies and track appeasement in the literary and narrative contexts of the two Gospelscorrespondingly. The level and scope of responsibility to love one’s neighbour remained an ongoing issue in debates.The study trailsinreaction to the ensuing questions: How would Jesus' teaching on “enemylove” be grasped and acknowledged in the framework of the two distinctive Christian communities? What is the drive and the justificationfor Jesus’ teaching? Who is “the enemy” according to Luke, Matthew and their audiences? How does Jesus’ teaching on “love of enemy” ethic boost and appropriate into the larger and specificmilieu of the contemporary communities where Fulani headers are killing agrarian communities hysterically? Some methodologies employed for this study underwired the argument much more. Grammatico-analysis deciphers the words of the texts to grasp the meaning. Literary Criticism exposes a steady antithetical structure and a systematically hyperbolic mood flowing throughout the piece. Redaction Criticism examines the redactional sources extracted. Source criticism defines where the sources were obtained. The insights derived guide beneficiaries toward a refined moral code that inspires the thrilling imperatives.Thepaper reveals that the pinnacle of interest concerning Jesus’ teaching on nonviolence and love of enemies lies a mystifyingdatum that admonition to love one’s enemy is a labyrinth in terms of practice but the command has to be obeyed as an ethic of the new dawn. The study recommends love for one’s enemies despite the impracticality.

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2024-04-27
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