Atonement and the Death of Christ: An Exegetical, Historical, and Philosophical Exploration Craig William Lane
Atonement and the Death of Christ: An Exegetical, Historical, and Philosophical Exploration Craig William Lane Through his death on the cross, Christ atoned for sin and so reconciled people to God.…
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Atonement and the Death of Christ: An Exegetical, Historical, and Philosophical Exploration Craig William Lane
Through his death on the cross, Christ atoned for sin and so reconciled people to God. While Christ's sacrifice serves as a central tenet of the Christian faith, the mechanism of atonement--exactly how Christ effects our salvation--remains controversial and ambiguous to many Christians.In Atonement and the Death of Christ, William Lane Craig conducts an interdisciplinary investigation of this crucial Christian doctrine, drawing upon Old and New Testament studies, historical theology, and analytic philosophy. New Testament authors drew upon a range of metaphors and motifs to describe this salvific act, and down through history Christian thinkers have tried to articulate various theories to explain the atonement.
The study unfolds in three discrete parts: Craig first explores the biblical basis of atonement and unfolds the wide variety of motifs used to