Recovering the Scandal of the Cross: Atonement in New Testament and Contemporary Contexts

by Mark D. Baker; Joel B. Green

Publisher:

IVP

, 2011

Overview

For the first-century Roman world the cross was first and foremost an instrument of shameful and violent execution. But early Christians, who had seen their world upended by the atoning power of the cross of Christ, came to view it in an entirely different light. Deeply scandalous, it was paradoxically glorious. For the cross of Christ marked the epochal saving event in God’s dealings with Israel and the world. And its meaning could not be fathomed or encircled by a single image or formulation.

Since its publication in 2000, Recovering the Scandal of the Cross has initiated among evangelicals a new conversation about the nature of the atonement and how it should be expressed in the varied and global contexts of today. In this second edition Green and Baker have clarified and enlarged their argument in a way that will continue to provoke thought and conversation on this critical topic.

Key Features

• Offers a richly-textured interpretation.
• Explains the doctrine of the atonement.
• Shows the necessity of doing theology that relates to the mission of the church.

Praise for the Print Edition

Joel Green and Mark Baker offer a richly-textured interpretation which does justice both to the variety of models of atonement in the Bible and to the varieties of postmodern culture. This is thought-provoking theology for a mission context.

--Stephen Travis, formerly Vice-Principal of St. John’s College, Nottingham UK

In the second edition of Recovering the Scandal of the Cross, Baker and Green continue the important conversation about the doctrine of the atonement by responding to new proposals and to critics of the book’s first edition... Most helpful is their insightful treatment of non-Western views of the cross which pushes forward evangelical attempts at cultural contextualization without sheer accommodation. Everyone interested in cutting-edge theological thinking about the atonement must read this second edition.

--Roger E. Olson, professor of theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University

By focusing on the importance of narrative context, language and metaphor, this book recaptures some of the mystery and complexity of New Testament views of atonement. Besides engaging recent debates on the salvific meaning of the crucifixion, this revised edition surveys New Testament, historical, and contemporary models of the atonement, revealing unintended side effects of a contemporary model of penal satisfaction. Scholars and pastors will gain from the insights of this clear and well-researched study--one that shows the necessity of doing theology that relates to the mission of the church in every context and generation.

--Frances S. Adeney, William A. Benfield Jr. Professor of Evangelism and Global Mission, Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Recovering the Scandal of the Cross: Atonement in New Testament and Contemporary Contexts
• Authors: Mark D. Baker, Joel B. Green
• Edition: Second
• Publisher: IVP
• Print Publication Date: 2011
• Logos Release Date: 2018
• Pages: 287
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Atonement; Crucifixion of Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ
• ISBNs: 9780830869091, 0830869093
• Resource ID: LLS:9780830869091
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T21:08:43Z