The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1965 - Religion - 318 pages
The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross, a work that can now be placed among the modern classics of biblical scholarship, delves into the minds of the apostles when they used such words as "redeem," "covenant," "propitiate," "reconcile," and "justify" -- concepts that remain cental to the Christian faith today. Respected scholar Leon Morris studies these themes against the background of the relevant Old Testament passages, takes into account the light shed on the meanings of these words in the everyday language of New Testament times by recent manuscript discoveries, and compares apostolic terminology to that used in the writings of rabbinical Judaism. The result of Morris's careful background research is a lucid and rewarding study of the source of Christian theology -- the death of Christ and the interpretation of its significance by the early church. - Back cover.

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Contents

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11
II
65
III
112
IV
129
V
179
VI
214
VII
251
VIII
269
IX
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Leon Morris (1914 2006) retired as Principal of Ridley College in Melbourne, Australia, in 1979. He is the author of more than forty books, including The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross, the volumes on Matthew and Romans in The Pillar New Testament Commentary, and the volumes on John and the Thessalonian epistles in the New International Commentary on the New Testament.

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