Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement

Name: Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant A (Not So) New Model of the Atonement
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ISBN: 9781620326558

ISBN-10: 1620326558

ISBN-13: 9781620326558

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Authors: Michael J. Gorman

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In this groundbreaking book, Michael Gorman asks why there is no theory or model of the atonement called the new-covenant model, since this understanding of the atonement is likely the earliest in the Christian tradition, going back to Jesus himself. Gorman argues that most models of the atonement over-emphasize the penultimate purposes of Jesus' death and the mechanics of the atonement, rather than its ultimate purpose: to create a transformed, Spirit-filled people of God. The New Testament's various atonement metaphors are part of a remarkably coherent picture of Jesus' death as that which brings about the new covenant (and thus the new community) promised by the prophets, which is also…

Book details

List price: $33.00
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 6/27/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 292
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Michael J. Gorman is professor of Sacred Scripture and dean of the Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore.