Jesus and the doctrine of the Atonement
Subtitle: Biblical notes on a controversial topic
By: C.J. den Heyer ; [translated by John Bowden from the Dutch]
Publisher: SCM Press; Hymns Ancient & Modern Ltd
Published: 1998
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780334027331
Subjects: Crucifixion; Biblical teaching; Criticism, interpretation; Atonement; Bible
Work titles: Verzoening
Notes: Translator from t.p. verso.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the Dutch.
Table of contents: title: 1. The crucified Jesus; title: In the fifteenth year of the emperor Tiberius; title: A longing for liberation; title: Jesus' baptism; title: A hopeful beginning; title: The dramatic end; title: 2. Jesus on the meaning of his suffering; title: According to plan?; title: A revolution in scholarship; title: Prophecies after the event?; title: 'For many'; title: 'My God, my God ...'; title: 3. The question of God; title: God raised him from the dead; title: From Jesus to Jesus Christ; title: God and human suffering; title: 'He will not be angry for ever ...'; title: The righteous sufferer; title: Jesus' suffering; title: 4. Paul's view; title: A chronological problem; title: Biographical notes; title: The scandal of the cross; title: Paul's 'conversion'; title: An apocalyptic experience; title: The crucified Christ at the centre; title: The blessing of the cross; title: Reflections on soteriology; title: Died for us; title: Bought and paid for; title: Reconciliation; title: 'Our Passover lamb has been slain'; title: The mercy seat; title: Conclusion; title: 5. After Paul; title: On unknown territory; title: Supporters; title: Opponents; title: 6. The Synoptic Gospels; title: Back to the past; title: The tradition; title: Mark; title: Matthew; title: Luke; title: 7. The Gospel of John; title: A variegated Gospel; title: The key witness loses his authority; title: pre-existent wisdom; title: Incarnation; title: Image of God; title: Son of God; title: Unique; title: The cross; title: The lamb of God; title: Still topical?; title: Letters of John; title: 8 The Letter to the Hebrews; title: Disputed; title: Confident in faith; title: Solidarity; title: Jesus as high priest; title: Sacrificer and victim; title: 9. The blood of martyrs; title: Persecutions; title: The letters of Peter; title: The last book of the Bible; title: 10. An 'exemplary' life; title: No doctrine of the atonement; title: Dogmas; title: Believing without dogmas.