In his book Reading Matthew , David Garland discusses the significance of “turning the other cheek”: “W. Wink argues that the issue for Jesus is not simply resistance or surrender but what kind of resistance. He claims that turning the other cheek is a third way, which he labels ‘nonviolent direct action,’ a ‘practical, strategic measure for empowering the oppressed.’ By turning the other cheek, for example, the victim ‘robs the oppressor of his power to humiliate.’ The oppressor must... Read more