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Construing the cross : Type, Sign, Symbol, Word action Frances M. Young.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Didsbury lectures ; 2014.Publication details: London SPCK 2016Description: xviii, 141 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781498220026
  • 1498220029
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • BT265.3 YOU
LOC classification:
  • BT265.3 YOU
Summary: This book reconsiders ways in which the cross of Christ was construed before "atonement theories" narrowed the categories. The "typology" of Passover is explored as probably the very first way in which Christians came to understand the passion. The use of sacrificial imagery is re-examined. The significance of identifying the cross with the Tree of Life is traced across the centuries into medieval times, along with other surprising links with the Eden narrative. The validity of seeking imaginative insights to grasp what the cross signifies is given theological consideration in a chapter that moves into literary and liturgical reflections and is punctuated with cruciform poems. The overall outcome is a quite paradoxical focus, not on death, but on life.
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BT 265.3 JOH Atonement : BT 265.3 NAT The nature of the atonement : BT 265.3 TOR Atonement : BT265.3 YOU Construing the cross : BT 266 ZUC Miracles of John Paul II BT 267 FIV Five views on the extent of the atonement BT 268 JES Jesus:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-128) and indexes.

This book reconsiders ways in which the cross of Christ was construed before "atonement theories" narrowed the categories. The "typology" of Passover is explored as probably the very first way in which Christians came to understand the passion. The use of sacrificial imagery is re-examined. The significance of identifying the cross with the Tree of Life is traced across the centuries into medieval times, along with other surprising links with the Eden narrative. The validity of seeking imaginative insights to grasp what the cross signifies is given theological consideration in a chapter that moves into literary and liturgical reflections and is punctuated with cruciform poems. The overall outcome is a quite paradoxical focus, not on death, but on life.

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