atonement
Detailed studies on the doctrine of atonement, Old Testament foundations, and Christ’s sacrificial work.
Isaiah’s Priestly Servant Paid Members Public
Isaiah speaks of a righteous Servant who gives up his soul/life as a guilt offering so as to bear the sins of many: “But Yahweh was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If You would place His soul as a guilt offering, He will see His seed,
St. Polycarp Revisited Paid Members Public
I will be citing from The Apostolic Fathers, Volume I: I Clement. II Clement. Ignatius. Polycarp. Didache, translated by Bart D. Ehrman, and published by Harvard University Press in 2003. All emphasis will be mine. Letter to the Philippians 1 I greatly rejoice together with you in our Lord Jesus
Early Church, the Cross, Deut. 28:66 & Jer. 11:19 Paid Members Public
In this post I will be looking at two OT texts, which the early Christians saw as foreshadowing Christ’s crucifixion. These early writers employed these particular verses as prophesying or prefiguring Christ’s death on a cross. First Prophecy I begin with the following reference from the Jeremiah: “and
Bart Ehrman, Trinity, Barnabas & Diognetus Paid Members Public
The quotations referenced here are taken from The Apostolic Fathers, Volume II: Epistle of Barnabas. Papias and Quadratus. Epistle to Diognetus. The Shepherd of Hermas, edited and translated by Bart D. Ehrman, and published in 2003 by Harvard University Press. All emphasis will be mine. Epistle of Barnabas 5 This
Justin Martyr, Messianic Prophecies & Acts of Pilate Paid Members Public
The excerpts cited here are taken from St. Justin Martyr’s First Apology. Justin appeals to Old Testament prophecies and to written records by Pilate, which were still in existence, to convince the Roman authorities of the divine origin and historicity of the Christian faith. Justin’s knowledge of Messianic
The Book of Ezekiel: The Rabbis’ Nightmare Paid Members Public
It is typical for anti-Christian rabbis to cite the following passage from Ezekiel to prove that the Messiah will be a mere human figure who himself will be in need of atoning sacrifices for the purification of his own sins: “On the fourteenth day of the first month you
The High Priest’s Atoning Death Paid Members Public
According to the Torah, if a person accidentally, unintentionally kills another s/he is allowed to flee from the avenger of blood to a designated place called a city of refuge. The individual is to remain there until the death of the high priest, since his death absolves the person
Judaism Agrees: The Righteous Save the World Paid Members Public
It may come as a surprise to learn that rabbinic Judaism teaches that God saves mankind by ordaining that the righteous suffer for the sins of the world as an atonement. Here’s what the 18th century Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto wrote in this respect: [8] Besides this, there is