Apostolic Preaching of the Cross (Paperback)

~ L. Morris (Author) "REDEMPTION IS A TERM which is employed very loosely in much modern theological writing..." (more)
Key Phrases: substitutionary meaning, redemption terminology, authoritative disposition, New Testament, Jesus Christ, Vincent Taylor (more...)

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To understand the significant terms used in New Testament teaching about Christ's death--for example, redemption, covenant, propitiation, justification--Morris sets these words against the background of the Greek Old Testament, the papyri, and the Rabbinic writings as a basis for an examination of them in their New Testament setting.

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• Paperback: 318 pages
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; 3rd edition (July 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080281512X
• ISBN-13: 978-0802815125
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #400,036 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive linguistic study of the cross, February 26, 1999

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This is one of the best studies of the cross in the twentieth century. It is not a comprehensive theological study of the cross. Instead, Morris focuses on words such as redemption, propitiation, and reconciliation. Like most academic books, it is difficult to read and tedious at times. It presupposes a working knowledge of Hebrew and Greek. But working through this book will greatly enrich your understanding of the cross. The sections on propitiation are worth the price of the book. These sections are the definitive conservative critique of C. H. Dodd's position that hilaskomai referred only to expiation

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hermeneutics Of The Cross Defended, September 27, 2007

By	Jacques Schoeman (SA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The apostolic preaching of the cross

Leon Morris delivers a theological robust rebuttal of CH Dodd's explanation, and the modernist view of Christ's sacrifice being too bloody for a just God. The word 'hilaiskos' is hermeneutically proven to mean 'propitiation' and not just 'expiation'.

Many Bibles have opted in favor of translating the word as 'expiation' which fails to assert that God's wrath was appeased. There is correspondingly a lesser need for repentance.

Luther's Nr 1 thesis of the 95 nailed to the Wittenburg Church door, was:

'That the life of the faithful should be one of perpetual repentance.'

This was obviously, at that time, intended to counter the repentance brought through mass, confession to a priest and other means invented by Catholicism. Today, the need for repentance is once again being downplayed by those wishing to describe God as so 'loving.'

'It was inevitable that the wrath of God should be the divine reaction to sin.' pg 253

The word-study of the major words in soteriology is exegesis of the highest biblical standard.

'Wrath has occupied such an important place in the argument leading up to this section (Romans 3: 21-31) that we are justified in looking for some expression indicative of its cancellation in the process which brings about salvation.' pg 169