About Jesse

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Jesse P. Nickel (PhD, University of St Andrews) is a teacher, author, and speaker based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. His research and writing focuses on the life and teachings of Jesus, the Synoptic Gospels, the world of first-century Judaism, and the place of nonviolence and peacemaking in Christian discipleship. In his teaching, speaking, and writing, Jesse hopes to contribute to the continued breaking-in of the already/not-yet, shalom-centred Kingdom of God. 

Jesse is the author of two books—A Revolutionary Jesus: Violence and Peacemaking in the Kingdom of God (Fortress, 2024) and The Things that Make for Peace: Jesus and Eschatological Violence (de Grutyer, 2021); co-editor of It's About Life: The Formative Power of Scripture (Regent College Publishing, 2023); and author of numerous articles. Jesse is also a passionate and gifted teacher and preacher, who loves to help others come to know Jesus more fully, and love Jesus more deeply, with both their minds and hearts.