by David Brondos | May 2, 2021
What did Jews in antiquity believe they were doing when they offered sacrifices to God, and how did they believe that those sacrifices benefited them and others? Here it is argued that, rather than ascribing some type of atoning efficacy to those sacrifices, most Jews...
by David Brondos | Apr 28, 2021
Throughout the New Testament, many of the passages that mention Jesus’ death make use of brief formulas to ascribe salvific significance to it. Among these are passages such as the following: “The Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as...
by David Brondos | Apr 28, 2021
In Second Temple Jewish thought, the Mosaic law or Torah was viewed as a gracious gift given by Israel’s God to his people in order to promote their well-being and happiness by leading them to practice justice and righteousness for the good of all. Many of the...
by David Brondos | Apr 1, 2021
Behind Paul’s language regarding the justification of believers in Christ is the conviction that it is through Christ and the faith associated with him that God brings about in believers by pure grace the new life of justice and righteousness that he wishes to see in...
by David Brondos | Apr 1, 2021
No Old Testament passage has influenced Christian interpretations of Jesus’ death more than Isaiah 53, which speaks of God’s servant bearing sin, suffering, and death on behalf of others in order to heal them and make them whole. Traditional interpretations of Isaiah...
