What Did the Cross Accomplish?
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What Did the Cross Accomplish?

A Conversation about the Atonement

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eBook - ePub

What Did the Cross Accomplish?

A Conversation about the Atonement

About this book

In this book, readers will enjoy a fascinating and cordial discussion between N. T. Wright and Simon Gathercole on the meaning and nature of the doctrine of atonement. These two highly respected scholars discuss in clear and understandable language the meanings of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Their discussion explores various theories of atonement and looks closely at the Old Testament to discover Paul's meaning of his words that "Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures."

Wright presents his case first, then Gathercole responds with a contrary point of view. Their discussion confronts questions including: What exactly is this "scandal of the cross"? What role does the notion of sacrifice, as understood in its ancient context, play in the atonement of Christ? Is the atonement a "victory"? How so? Was Christ a "substitute, " taking humankind's place on the cross and suffering the death and judgment that sinners deserve? How does the death of Christ on the cross rescue or liberate sinners from death? Does the cross achieve benefits for only humans, or do those benefits extend to the entirety of creation? This book is a succinct conversation in which all these questions receive attention, with nuanced differences between the two interlocutors. This conversation along with Robert Stewart's introductory framework make this book an excellent primer to the study of the atonement, and readers will come away with a deeper understanding of the meanings of the cross.

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Index
Abelard, 8, 19n23, 92
Agamemnon, 45–46
Alcestis, 40, 45. See also substitution
Anselm, 8, 28, 29, 92, 101. See also satisfaction
apocalyptic, 24, 101, 102
Athanasius, 8, 22, 91
atonement, 8, 11, 14, 15, 28, 30, 33
central aspects of, 35
Day of, 28
as liberation, 34–35. See also liberation
meaning of, 21, 23, 24, 26–27, 29, 32, 35, 37, 61, 79, 102
models of, see models, theories of atonement
as reconciliation with God, 33, 60, 94, 100
as representative substitution, 35. See also substitution
Barth, Karl, 65, 94
Bible
Genesis
chapter 1: 30, 54, 58, 72, 73, 80
chapter 2: 37, 54, 58, 72, 73, 80
chapter 3: 30, 54, 58
chapter 17: 88
Exodus
chapters 11–12: 15
chapter 19: 52
chapter 40: 68
Leviticus: 38
chapter 16: 67, 68
Deuteronomy
chapters 24–28: 65
chapter 28: 37
chapter 32: 65
1 Kings
chapter 16: 37
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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Endorsements
  3. Half Title
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Epigraph
  8. Contents
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Theology, Worldview, and the Meal Celebrating the Cross: Theological Method and the Atonement
  11. The Meaning of the Atonement: N. T. Wright and Simon Gathercole in Dialogue
  12. Questions and Answers
  13. Day 2: Concluding Comments, Q and A
  14. Further Reading
  15. Index