The death of the Messiah and the birth of the New Covenant : a (not so) new model of the atonement / Michael J. Gorman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorman, Michael J., 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atonement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (292 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2014.

Summary:

In this groundbreaking book, Michael Gorman asks why there is no theory or model of the atonement called the ""new-covenant"" model, since this understanding of the atonement is likely the earliest in the Christian tradition, going back to Jesus himself. Gorman argues that most models of the atonement over-emphasize the penultimate purposes of Jesus' death and the ""mechanics"" of the atonement, rather than its ultimate purpose: to create a transformed, Spirit-filled people of God. The New Testament's various atonement metaphors are part of a remarkably coherent picture of Jesus' death as that

Contents:

Introduction: Refocusing the atonement

The promise of the new covenant

Cross and new covenant in the New Testament : the gospels and Acts

Cross and new covenant in the New Testament : from Paul to Revelation

Baptized into the Messiah's death : new-covenant practices of cruciform faithfulness

Baptized into the Messiah's death : new-covenant practices of cruciform love

The (new) covenant of peace

Baptized into the Messiah's death : new-covenant practices of Cruciform peace

Conclusion: The integrative new-covenant model of the atonement : participation and performance.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781630872076

1630872075