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Salvation As a Mechanical Process

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by Richard E Davies

    • Author

      Richard E Davies

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Wipf and Stock

    • Published

      February 2020

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      Product Description

      Christians have been taught that Jesus died on the cross to pay a fine or ransom to expiate or atone for our sins. Furthermore, they have been taught that the death of Jesus is the only way individuals can receive eternal salvation. In general, this notion is called the ""doctrine of blood atonement"" or ""penal substitution,"" or some similar name. One reason for this teaching is that the development of Newtonian mechanics has led us to believe that God's ""laws of salvation"" must be as easy to understand as the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century ""laws"" of our physical world. This book demonstrates that there are alternatives for understanding Jesus' execution that are consistent with the twentieth- and twenty-first-century understanding of our physical world. In fact, the early Christian writers (including the Bible itself) described these alternatives. ""Sacrifice"" was only one form of the early Christian narrative explaining the death of Jesus. Although ""blood atonement"" was understandable in ancient Roman culture, it is not understandable in our culture. The inevitable conclusion is that we should abandon ""blood atonement"" and develop one of the alternative ways of understanding the cosmic significance of Jesus' execution.

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      • Author

        Richard E Davies

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        Wipf and Stock

      • Published

        February 2020

      • Weight

        287g

      • Dimensions

        153 x 229 x 12 mm

      • ISBN

        9781532694530

      • ISBN-10

        1532694539

      • Eden Code

        5221476

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      • Author/Creator: Richard E Davies

      • ISBN: 9781532694530

      • Publisher: Wipf and Stock

      • Release Date: February 2020

      • Weight: 287g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 229 x 12 mm

      • Eden Code: 5221476

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