Jesus the Sacrifice - A Historical and Theological Study

This book is a study of the New Testament interpretations of Jesus' death as a sacrifice. Scott Shauf shows that such interpretations are not limited to the idea of atonement but serve in multiple ways to relate Jesus' death to early Christian identity and practice.

About the author

Scott Shauf is associate professor of religious studies at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and the author of scholarly articles on Acts and of Theology as History, History as Theology (2005), on theology in Luke-Acts.

Summary

This book is a study of the New Testament interpretations of Jesus’ death as a sacrifice. Scott Shauf shows that such interpretations are not limited to the idea of atonement but serve in multiple ways to relate Jesus’ death to early Christian identity and practice.

Product details

• Authors: Scott Shauf, Shauf Scott
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781978713895
• ISBN: 978-1-978713-89-5
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / History & Culture, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts