A dichotomy between the religious and the social must be imported into the [New Testament]; it cannot be found there. The "cross" of Jesus was a political punishment; and when Christians are made to suffer by government it is usually because because of the practical import of their faith, and the doubt they cast upon the rulers' claim to be "Benefactor."


p. 125 - The Politics of Jesus (1972)

John Howard Yoder Quotes

A dichotomy between the religious and the social must be imported into the [New Testament]; it cannot be found there. The cross of Jesus was a...

A dichotomy between the religious and the social must be imported into the [New Testament]; it cannot be found there. The cross of Jesus was a...

A dichotomy between the religious and the social must be imported into the [New Testament]; it cannot be found there. The cross of Jesus was a...

A dichotomy between the religious and the social must be imported into the [New Testament]; it cannot be found there. The cross of Jesus was a...