John's account of Jesus' demonstration in the temple: violent or nonviolent?

Biblical Theology Bulletin, Summer, 2003 by Mark R. Bredin

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Mark R. Bedin M.Theol, PhD, teaches biblical languages at St Andrews University, Scotland. His e-mail address is mrjb@st-andrews.ac.uk. Involved in distance learning, he has published studies in Matthew, Revelation, and Jesus. His book, JESUS. REVOLUTIONARY OF PEACE: A NONVIOLENT CHRISTOLOGY IN THE BOOK OF REVELATION, is due to be published in June by Paternoster Press.