A theology of the Cross : the death of Jesus in the Pauline letters /
Charles B. Cousar.
- xiv, 194 p. ; 22 cm.
- Overtures to Biblical Theology Series .
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Editor's foreword -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- "Theology of the cross" Ernst Kasemann on the death of Jesus -- Plan of the book -- Excursus: the language of crucifixion -- 1. Jesus' death and God -- God revealed in the crucified Christ -- God's righteousness and Christ's faithfulness -- God's love in Christ's death -- Paul and the classis attributes of God -- Excursus: the crucified God --
2. Jesus' death and human sinfulness -- "Christ died for our sins" -- Three soteriological terms -- A Pauline "use" of the atonement -- Participation in Christ's death -- Reconciliation through Christ's death -- Paul and the historic views of the atonement --
3. Jesus' death and resurrection -- Christ the firstfruits (1Corinthians 15) -- Jesus' resurrection as God's saving event -- Jesus; resurrection as the promise of the future -- Jesus' resurrection in the life of believers -- The relation of the cross and resurrection --
4. Jesus' death and the people of God -- Redefining the people of God (Galatians 3) -- Proclaiming the Lord's death -- Christ's death and the purity of the community -- Conclusion -- Summary -- The unity of the church - The holiness of the church --
5. Jesus' death and the Christian life -- Boasting in the cross -- Always carrying in the body the death of Jesus -- Conformity to Christ's death -- Crucified but alive, weak but powerful -- The suffering of the church --
Conclusion -- Theology and the cross -- The God revealed in the cross -- The cross as the church's norm -- The cross and God's grace -- The cross and God's victory
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BIBLE. N.T. EPISTLES OF PAUL--CRITICISM, INTERPRETATION, ETC. JESUS CHRIST--CRUCIFIXION PAUL, THE APOSTLE, SAINT--CONTRIBUTIONS IN THEOLOGY OF THE CROSS