A Community Called Atonement: Living Theology (Biblia.com)

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Over the centuries the church developed a number of metaphors, such as penal substitution or the ransom theory, to speak about Christ's death on the cross and the theological concept of the atonement. Yet too often, says Scot McKnight, Christians have held to the supremacy of one metaphor over against the others, to their detriment. He argues instead that to plumb the rich theological depths of...

of God of wiping away sins had everything to do with God creating a covenant-based community of faith. With Mary and Zechariah whispering into their sons’ ears what God's redemptive work was all about, we cannot at all be surprised by how Jesus states his own mission. Inaugural sermon (Luke 4:16-21). Packing his best punches for his first public sermon, Jesus embraces and extends the themes of his mother (Mary), his relative (Zechariah), and his own future work. After his baptism and temptation, actions

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