Options on Atonement in Christian ThoughtLiturgical Press, 2007 - 147 pagini In his previous book, Problems with Atonement, Stephen Finlan compellingly argues that the doctrine of atonement has been more a stumbling block to a true understanding of the relationship between God and humanity than a genuine explanation of how we relate to God and God to us. Options on Atonement reprises these arguments briefly, then looks more closely at the solutions to the problem offered by a variety of modern interpreters. Finlan's focus in this volume is on revelation, on the gradual human absorption of and interpretation of revelation received from God, the maturing of human cultures, and especially the light shed by modern family systems psychology. At a time when public debates rage over the notion of evolution in the natural world, this book asserts that our understanding of divine revelation is likewise subject to evolution. If religion itself does not evolve, the author asserts, we are left only with an unsatisfactory choice: to remain mired in the past, or to repudiate all that is past, including our Scriptures. Will that be our choice? Or can we resolve to examine our traditions, including that of the atonement, in the light of new knowledge? Stephen Finlan chooses to do just that. |
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... covenant has a fading glory while the new covenant has a per- manent glory . How does our understanding of God grow , and can we gain new insight into the relevant biblical passages by revisiting them ? How did atonement ideas come to ...
... modern translations have " unholy fire " ( cf. KJB : " strange fire " ) . They probably brought them from a profane source instead innocently reached out to steady the ark of the covenant 7 Chapter 1: The Roots of Atonement Holiness.
Stephen Finlan. innocently reached out to steady the ark of the covenant , " the anger of the Lord was kindled against Uzzah ; and God struck him there " ( 2 Sam 6 : 7 ) . When King Uzziah " became angry with the priests a leprous ...
... covenant , which is the mercy seat ( kapporet in Hebrew ; hilastērion in Greek ) .8 Impurity from lesser sins , and sins committed by lesser persons , can be cleansed at any time ; every Sabbath the priests conduct sacrifice and apply ...
... covenant loyalty , caring little about cultic metaphysics as long as there is only one Temple ( in Jerusalem ) . Payment and Aversion The fundamental term for purging or cleansing , kipper , was not an exclusively sacrificial term , but ...
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After Paul | 43 |
Defenses of Atonement | 70 |
1B Is Healing Power in the Cross? | 85 |
2B Postmodern Cynicism | 95 |
Critiques of Atonement | 103 |
Compassion Not Atonement | 109 |
2B The Slide into AntiBiblicism | 111 |
A Theory of Revelation and Evolution | 120 |
Bibliography | 133 |
Index of Modern Authors | 139 |