Sources of Atonement Theology: Scripture
A bound set of New Testament manuscripts. Photo credit: Atlantios, Creative Commons Zero.
Introduction
These resources explore the meaning of Jesus' death, from the understanding of the Christian community in its first four hundred years, expressed in the Nicene and Chalcedonian creeds. Jesus is God's way of undoing human evil, in a personal, loving way. His death was the climax of his victorious struggle over the corruption in his own human nature. We call this "Medical Substitution," although it has gone by other names.
Scripture and Medical Substitutionary Atonement
Jewish Resources
Executive Committee of the Editorial Board, Peace Offering (Jewish Encyclopedia)
Sources of Atonement Theology
These resources explore the foundation of “Medical Substitution” as the best understanding of the Bible, and the original understanding of the church. There are also links to books, web articles, etc. from representatives of the three broad Christian traditions.
