Perang Yahwe dan Kasih Kepada Musuh:Transformasi Etika dalam Pembacaan Kanonik Perjanjian Lama dan Perjanjian Baru

Abstract

The question of violence and war in the Old Testament (OT), especially the concept of Yahweh's War, raises theological questions when confronted with the ethics of love for neighbor and enemy in the New Testament (NT). This study aims to analyze the theological transformation of the concept of Yahweh's war towards the ethics of love in the perspective of biblical theology and canonical hermeneutics, as well as explain the continuity of the relationship between the OT and NT. This study uses qualitative methods through literature studies by analyzing exodus 14-15, Deuteronomy 7, Joshua 6-11, Leviticus 19:18, and Matthew 5:38-48. The Data were analyzed through qualitative content analysis, including reduction, coding, categorization, interpretation, and theological synthesis. The results suggest that Yahweh's War primarily serves as a narrative of liberation and divine action, rather than a universal legitimation of violence. The theological transformation moves from liberation, the formation of the identity of the people, the internalization of love, the reinterpretation of love for the enemy, to reconciliation in the person of Jesus Christ. In conclusion, the transformation is not a conflict between God in the OT and NT, but a canonical development that culminates in love, sacrifice, reconciliation and peace through Jesus.