Priesthood of Christ : atonement in the theology of John Owen (1616-1683) / Edwin E. M. Tay ; foreword by Carl R. Trueman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tay, Edwin E. M., author.

Contributor:

Trueman, Carl R., writer of foreword.

Series:

Studies in Christian history and thought.

Studies in Christian History and Thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Owen, John, 1616-1683.

Owen, John.

Jesus Christ--Person and offices.

Jesus Christ.

Atonement--History of doctrines.

Atonement.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Keynes, [England] : Paternoster, 2014.

Summary:

Despite wide acclaim for John Owen (1616-1683) as the leading representative of the Reformed doctrine of particular atonement, a thorough examination of Owen's views on the atonement has yet to be undertaken. This work is the first full-scale monograph on Owen's atonement theology and therefore fills the apparent lacuna. Drawing on recent historiographical studies on the intellectual history of Protestant Orthodoxy and the full range of Owen's writings, the author demonstrates that at the heart of Owen's atonement theology is his peculiar understanding of Christ's priesthood conceived in terms of the oblation and intercession of Christ, performed in the states of humiliation and exaltation. COMMENDATION "Edwin Tay presents a vivid and valuable portrait of John Owen's atonement theology. His book, elegantly written and meticulously researched, brings a fresh and original approach to a key theme in Owen's writings." - Susan Hardman Moore, University of Edinburgh, UK

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The Agent of Redemption; Chapter 3: The Means of Redemption: Christ the Mediator; Chapter 4: The Means of Redemption: Christ's Priestly Office; Chapter 5: The Means of Redemption: Satisfaction for Sin; Chapter 6: The End of Redemption; Chapter 7: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Owen and the Atonement; Methodological Issues; Scope of Study; Conclusion; Opera Dei: the Reformed Orthodox Context; Owen and the Opera Dei; The Internal Work of God in Redemption

The External Work of God in RedemptionConclusion; The Christological Context; Christologia (1679); Owen's Reformed Christology; Conclusion; The Polemical Significance of Christ's Priesthood; Arminians, Saumurians, and Thomas More; Owen's Formulation of Christ's Priestly Office; Conclusion; Satisfaction and the Whole Obedience of Christ; Satisfaction and the Death of Christ; Conclusion; Owen's Teleology: Current Perspectives; The Supreme End of Redemption: the Glory of God; The Intermediate End of Redemption: the Saints' Perseverance and Salvation; Conclusion; Primary Sources

Secondary SourcesThe Divine Decree and Counsels; The Eternal Compact: General Observations; The Eternal Compact: Exegetical and Theological Considerations; The Eternal Compact: the Role of the Spirit; The Prominence of Christ's Priesthood; Incarnation; Mediator According to Two Natures; One Common Work, Two Principles of Operation; A Display of Arminianism (1642); Two Short Catechisms (1645); The Death of Death (1647); Exercitations Concerning the Priesthood of Christ (1674); The Matter of Satisfaction: Seventeenth-Century Background; The Obedience of Christ the Mediator

Unio Mystica and Imputation of Christ's ObedienceChrist's Suretyship and Imputation of Christ's Obedience; The Twofold State of Christ; Owen's Debate with Baxter: the Nature and Effects of Christ's Death; Owen's Debate with Baxter: the Importance of Christ's Priesthood; Owen's Contradiction?; Owen's Commercialism?; Foundational Issues; The Divine Attributes and the Work of Redemption; The Necessity of Christ's Priesthood

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 14, 2016).

ISBN:

1-84227-869-X