The Absence of an Atoning Sacrifice in Paul's Soteriology
It need scarcely be said that Christ's death constitutes the theological centre of gravity for Paul's entire soteriology (e.g., 1 Thess 5.10; 1 Cor 2.1–2; 1.23; Rom 5.6, 8; passim). One aspect of this is the atonement for humanity's sin. In the past, the presupposition of many scholar...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
1992
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New Testament studies
Year: 1992, Volume: 38, Issue: 4, Pages: 531-553 |
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| Summary: | It need scarcely be said that Christ's death constitutes the theological centre of gravity for Paul's entire soteriology (e.g., 1 Thess 5.10; 1 Cor 2.1–2; 1.23; Rom 5.6, 8; passim). One aspect of this is the atonement for humanity's sin. In the past, the presupposition of many scholars has been that the concept of Christ's expiatory death (e.g., Gal 3.13; 2 Cor 5.21; Rom 3.24–5; 8.3) is first and foremost a Jewish sacrificial idea, as defined in the Pentateuch. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688500022062 |