The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ

The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ

by Fleming Rutledge (Author)

Synopsis

Though the apostle Paul boldly proclaimed Christ crucified as the heart of the gospel, Fleming Rutledge notes that preaching about the cross of Christ is remarkably neglected in most churches today. In this book Rutledge addresses the issues and controversies that have caused pastors to speak of the cross only in the most general, bland terms, precluding a full understanding and embrace of the gospel by their congregations. Countering our contemporary tendency to bypass Jesus' crucifixion, Rutledge in these pages examines in depth all the various themes and motifs used by the New Testament evangelists and apostolic writers to explain the meaning of the cross of Christ. She mines the classical writings of the Church Fathers, the medieval scholastics, and the Reformers as well as more recent scholarship, while bringing them all into contemporary context. Widely known for her preaching, Rutledge seeks to encourage preachers, teachers, and anyone else interested in what Christians believe to be the central event of world history.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 696
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 30 Aug 2017

ISBN 10: 0802875343
ISBN 13: 9780802875341

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This is a work of a lifetime that could only be written by someone who has lived a life determined by the cross.
-- Stanley Hauerwas
Author Bio
Fleming Rutledge is an Episcopal priest now engaged in a nationwide ministry of preaching and teaching.