12∞ · Question 2.10.8
What are the different ways Christians have explained the atonement?
There have been several, and no early council chose one. For the first thousand years the main picture was victory: Christ breaking the power of death and evil.
From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.
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- Part
- 2: Jesus Beyond the Religious Construct
- Gate
- 2.10: The Passion and the Cross
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- Page 74
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- 2.10.9 → · Was Jesus’ death a sacrifice?
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