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Book SynopsisFor the Christian faith, questions relating to God can essentially be viewed as centred on the person of Jesus Christ. In The New Testament Concept of Atonement, H.D. McDonald uses this key insight to examine mankind''s redemption, focussing on Christ''s atoning act as crucial in shaping God''s relation to humanity and the world. McDonald analyses elements which hold vital meanings and messages for the Christian doctrine of salvation. In the first six chapters he investigates single terms within the New Testament, such as ''tree'' or ''blood'' whose metonymical association with Christ''s redeeming act has often become obscured over time. Then, various biblical interpretations of the Calvary event are studied. In the final section, he analyses the importance of the findings in previous chapters and their implications for Christology. Detailed research underpins the text, in the tradition of Reformed biblical scholarship, with care taken to suggest further reading and trace sources.
Trade Review"McDonald draws the reader back to the biblical concepts and understanding of the death of Christ thus avoiding the debates of today that have decided what God is like before listening to the apostles." Matthew D. Jensen, From the Foreword
Table of ContentsForeword by Matthew D. Jensen Explanatory Preface Introduction: The Cruciality of the Cross Note on the Outline Chapter 1. The Cross Chapter 2. The Tree Chapter 3. The Cup Chapter 4. The Death Chapter 5. The Blood Chapter 6. The Body Chapter 7. A Lamb Slain Chapter 8. As a Passover Celebrated Chapter 9. As a Covenant Made Chapter 10. A Sacrifice Rendered Chapter 11. A Ransom Paid Chapter 12. A Propitiation Offered Chapter 13. A Reconciliation Effected Chapter 14. Actual Realisation Chapter 15. Christological Implications Bibliography Index of Biblical References
