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Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement: Introduction

Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement: Introduction

by David Brondos | Oct 1, 2024 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement

       For centuries, Christians have been taught that the idea that Jesus made atonement for the sins of humanity in his passion and death is firmly rooted in the New Testament. According to most biblical scholars, the basis for this...

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Chapter 7 Excerpts: Giving Life by Taking It

Chapter 7 Excerpts: Giving Life by Taking It

by David Brondos | Sep 10, 2024 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement, Uncategorized

Rather than seeking to satisfy some need or desire rooted in his own nature, by means of the sacrificial worship he prescribed in the Torah the God of Israel sought to strengthen and reinforce among his people the type of dedication to him and his will that would...

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Chapter 8 Excerpts: Purging a Paganized God from the Sins of His Interpreters

Chapter 8 Excerpts: Purging a Paganized God from the Sins of His Interpreters

by David Brondos | Sep 9, 2024 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement, Uncategorized

Among biblical scholars, the sacrificial offerings and rites for sin or purification prescribed in the Torah or law have generally been understood to have the purpose of making it possible for a holy, just, and righteous God to tolerate and overlook the sins of his...

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Chapter 9 Excerpts: Consecrating a People Set Apart for Solidarity

Chapter 9 Excerpts: Consecrating a People Set Apart for Solidarity

by David Brondos | Sep 7, 2024 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement, Uncategorized

Rather than serving as a means by which a perfectly holy and righteous God was enabled to tolerate and overlook the sins of his people, in biblical thought the sacrificial offerings and rites for sin and purification prescribed in the Torah or law had the purpose of...

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Sacrifice and Atonement in Second Temple Jewish Thought

Sacrifice and Atonement in Second Temple Jewish Thought

by David Brondos | May 2, 2021 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement

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...

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Salvation and Sacrifice in the Torah

Salvation and Sacrifice in the Torah

by David Brondos | Apr 28, 2021 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement

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...

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“Wounded for Our Transgressions”: Rethinking Isaiah 53

“Wounded for Our Transgressions”: Rethinking Isaiah 53

by David Brondos | Apr 1, 2021 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement

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...

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Sacrifice, Death, and Atonement in Second Temple Judaism

Sacrifice, Death, and Atonement in Second Temple Judaism

by David Brondos | Mar 28, 2021 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement

A careful examination of Second Temple Jewish beliefs regarding sacrifice and vicarious suffering and death makes it clear that what was thought to atone for sins was not suffering or death but a renewed commitment to living in accordance with God’s loving will. Both...

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Vicarious Death and Atonement in the Second Temple Period

Vicarious Death and Atonement in the Second Temple Period

by David Brondos | Jan 28, 2021 | Rethinking Sacrifice and Atonement

Numerous passages from Jewish and Greco-Roman writings of antiquity speak of certain persons dying for others or attaining some benefit for them by means of their suffering and death. While it has been common to argue that many of these passages reflect the idea that...

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