JEŽÍŠOVI UČEDNÍCI NA CESTĚ K POKOJI MEZI NÁRODY
JESUS’ DISCIPLES ON THE ROAD TOWARDS PEACE AMONG NATIONS ON THE ITC’S DOCUMENT ABOUT RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the newest document of the International Theological Commission “God the Trinity and the Unity of Humanity. Christian Monotheism and its Opposition to Violence”. Concretely, its use of the Bible is analyzed. The document focuses, on the one hand, on the most important biblical message: God initially offers salvation to Israel, and consequently to the whole of humankind; he overcomes the law of revenge through the cross of Jesus Christ and does so without compromising truth and justice. It discusses, on the other hand. the violence in the Old Testament too superficially and completely neglects all controversial pericopes of the New Testament (e.g. the cleansing of the Temple, the prophecy about bringing fire to the earth). If the International Theological Commission does not deal with these issues, it risks a criticism of being too eclectic and presenting Christianity in an embellished, but unreal way.

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