Problems with Atonement: The Origins Of, and Controversy About, the Atonement DoctrineLiturgical Press, 2005 - 144 pagini The origins of atonement are found in Paul's writings. Popular Christian theology has understood them to mean that God demanded a bloody victim to pay for human sin. In Problems with Atonement Stephen Finlan examines the Christian doctrine of atonement and current debates about it. He considers its biblical foundation in Pauline texts, the Old Testament background, and the theological questions under discussion about atonement. He provides ancient historical background and raises questions, such as whether the Incarnation must be understood through the lens of atonement. Chapters are Chapter 1: Sacrifice and Scapegoat," "Chapter 2: Paul's Use of Cultic Imagery," "Chapter 3: Atonement afterPaul," "Chapter 4: Rationalizing the Atonement Doctrine," and "Chapter 5: The Incarnation." Stephen Finlan, PhD, is an adjunct professor of New Testament at Seton Hall University and Fordham University. He is the author of The Background and Content of Paul's Cultic Atonement Metaphors (Society of Biblical Culture, 2004). " |
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... ritual images with redemption , which is an eco- nomic notion ; the Greek terms ( apolytrõsis , agorazo , exagorazõ ) ... ritual " ) in which an animal literally bears away sin . This seems to be indicated in Paul's image of " Christ ...
... rituals in other cultures , but a deity is invoked in some Hittite rituals.18 The deity has little or noth- ing to do with the ritual in Israel , Greece , or Mesopotamia . The logic of scapegoat is profoundly different than the logic of ...
... ritual , with Christ dying a " noble death " for his friends , a major theme in Hellenic , Hellenistic , and fi- nally Jewish ( Maccabean ) literature.21 His many statements that Christ died " for us " or " for me " could be interpreted ...
... ritual substitution , when God " made him to be sin who knew no sin " ( v . 21 ) . God extends forgiveness by and through this action of unload- ing sin onto Christ . Christ is the sacrificial gateway through which one must go in order ...
... ritual act , the resurrection corresponds to God's posi- tive response , and reconciliation and justification correspond to the transformed or cleansed status that ritual participants receive . Whether in ritual or in ritual metaphor ...
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Pauls Use of Cultic Imagery | 39 |
Atonement after Paul | 63 |
Rationalizing the Atonement Doctrine | 84 |
The Incarnation | 117 |
Index of Modern Authors | 135 |
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