Recovering the scandal of the cross : atonement in New Testament & contemporary contexts /
Green, Joel B., 1956-
Recovering the scandal of the cross : atonement in New Testament & contemporary contexts / Joel B. Green & Mark D. Baker. - Illinois : Inter Varsity Press, c 2000 - 232 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-227) and indexes.
The church & the cross : a case of selective memory -- The cross & the New Testament : a melange of voices -- The saving significance of Jesus' death in the New Testament -- Models of the atonement : a history & assessment -- Removing alienating shame : the saving significance of the cross in Japan -- Confounding evil through cunning & compassion -- Hearing other voices : exploring the ongoing significance of Jesus' death -- Communicating the atonement today.
The cross is the defining symbol of the Christian faith. Yet the Roman cross was first and foremost an instrument of cruel, shameful and violent execution. Early Christians quickly recognized the atoning significance of the cross of Christ, and it resonated deeply with their experience of salvation. But the cross remained a blessing framed by scandal, an epochal and yet mysterious event irreducible to a single formulation.
0830815716 9780830815715
00033508
Jesus Christ--Crucifixion.
Atonement.
BT265.2 / .B35 2000
ARCH YNDC 232.3 G795R
Recovering the scandal of the cross : atonement in New Testament & contemporary contexts / Joel B. Green & Mark D. Baker. - Illinois : Inter Varsity Press, c 2000 - 232 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 222-227) and indexes.
The church & the cross : a case of selective memory -- The cross & the New Testament : a melange of voices -- The saving significance of Jesus' death in the New Testament -- Models of the atonement : a history & assessment -- Removing alienating shame : the saving significance of the cross in Japan -- Confounding evil through cunning & compassion -- Hearing other voices : exploring the ongoing significance of Jesus' death -- Communicating the atonement today.
The cross is the defining symbol of the Christian faith. Yet the Roman cross was first and foremost an instrument of cruel, shameful and violent execution. Early Christians quickly recognized the atoning significance of the cross of Christ, and it resonated deeply with their experience of salvation. But the cross remained a blessing framed by scandal, an epochal and yet mysterious event irreducible to a single formulation.
0830815716 9780830815715
00033508
Jesus Christ--Crucifixion.
Atonement.
BT265.2 / .B35 2000
ARCH YNDC 232.3 G795R