and events, such as the Jewish uprisings against the Romans, show that the high value placed on peace did not rule out war and violence.377 In particular, the apocalyptic literature is full of the language of war. Yet, surprisingly this literature also contains parallels to the beatitude of the SM (e.g., 2 Enoch 52.11–12): Happy is he who establishes peace. Cursed is he who strikes down those who are in peace.378 Early Christianity was not united on the subject of war and peace.379 The occurrence