Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence

Renowned pastor-theologian Gregory A. Boyd tackles the Bible's biggest dilemma.

The Old Testament God of wrath and violence versus the New Testament God of love and peace-it's a difference that has troubled Christians since the first century. Now, with the sensitivity of a pastor and the intellect of a theologian, Gregory A. Boyd proposes the "cruciform hermeneutic," a way to read the Old Testament portraits of God through the lens of Jesus' crucifixion.

In Cross Vision, Boyd follows up on his epic and groundbreaking study, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God. He shows how the death and resurrection of Jesus reframes the troubling violence of the Old Testament, how all of Scripture reveals God's self-sacrificial love, and, most importantly, how we can follow Jesus' example of peace.

1126093995
Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence

Renowned pastor-theologian Gregory A. Boyd tackles the Bible's biggest dilemma.

The Old Testament God of wrath and violence versus the New Testament God of love and peace-it's a difference that has troubled Christians since the first century. Now, with the sensitivity of a pastor and the intellect of a theologian, Gregory A. Boyd proposes the "cruciform hermeneutic," a way to read the Old Testament portraits of God through the lens of Jesus' crucifixion.

In Cross Vision, Boyd follows up on his epic and groundbreaking study, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God. He shows how the death and resurrection of Jesus reframes the troubling violence of the Old Testament, how all of Scripture reveals God's self-sacrificial love, and, most importantly, how we can follow Jesus' example of peace.

17.99 In Stock
Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence

Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence

by Gregory A. Boyd
Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence

Cross Vision: How the Crucifixion of Jesus Makes Sense of Old Testament Violence

by Gregory A. Boyd

eBook

$17.99 

Available on Compatible NOOK devices, the free NOOK App and in My Digital Library.
WANT A NOOK?  Explore Now

Related collections and offers

LEND ME® See Details

Overview

Renowned pastor-theologian Gregory A. Boyd tackles the Bible's biggest dilemma.

The Old Testament God of wrath and violence versus the New Testament God of love and peace-it's a difference that has troubled Christians since the first century. Now, with the sensitivity of a pastor and the intellect of a theologian, Gregory A. Boyd proposes the "cruciform hermeneutic," a way to read the Old Testament portraits of God through the lens of Jesus' crucifixion.

In Cross Vision, Boyd follows up on his epic and groundbreaking study, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God. He shows how the death and resurrection of Jesus reframes the troubling violence of the Old Testament, how all of Scripture reveals God's self-sacrificial love, and, most importantly, how we can follow Jesus' example of peace.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781506420745
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date: 08/15/2017
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 280
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Gregory A. Boyd is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher, apologist, and author. He is the cofounder and senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in Maplewood, Minnesota, the founder and president of ReKnew Ministries (ReKnew.org), and the author or coauthor of more than twenty books, including Crucifixion of the Warrior God and Cross Vision.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Something Else Must Be Going On ix

Part I The Problem and a Looking-Glass Cross Solution

1 The Elephant 3

2 The Unveiling 17

3 A Cruciform Through-Line 33

4 Revolting Beauty 49

5 Building on Tradition 61

Part II Biblical, Historical, and Ancient Cultural Support

6 The Heavenly Missionary 83

7 Rorschach God 101

8 Echoes of a Pagan Warrior 121

Part III The True Nature of God's Judgment

9 Divine Aikido 135

10 Self-Punishing Sin 147

11 Doing and Allowing

Part IV Seeing Something Else through the Looking-Glass Cross

12 Cosmic War 177

13 Creation Undone 193

14 Dragon-Swallowing-Dragon Warfare 205

15 Misusing Divine Power 217

16 Commanding Child Sacrifice 231

Postscript: Four Words of Encouragement 247

Acknowledgments 253

Index of Authors and Subjects 257

Index of Scripture 267

From the B&N Reads Blog

Customer Reviews