Defending substitution : an essay on atonement in Paul - Gathercole, Simon J. (Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, 2015)
Machine generated contents note: The Importance of Substitution -- Defining Substitution: Christ in Our Place -- Criticisms of Substitution -- 1.Exegetical Challenges to Substitution -- The Tubingen Understanding of Representative "Place-Taking" -- Interchange in Christ -- Apocalyptic Deliverance -- The Omission or Downplaying of "Sins" -- Conclusion -- 2."Christ Died for Our Sins according to the Scriptures" (1 Cor. 15:3) -- The Importance of 1 Corinthians 15:3--4 -- "According to the Scriptures" -- Substitution in 1 Corinthians 15:3 -- Conclusion -- Excursus: An Objection---Why, Then, Do Christians Still Die? -- 3.The Vicarious Death of Christ and Classical Parallels (Rom. 5:6--8) -- The Translation of Romans 5:6--8 -- A Sketch of the Exegesis -- Vicarious Deaths in Classical Tradition -- The Comparison in Romans 5:6--8 -- Conclusion.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Bible. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Atonement -- Biblical teaching; Criticism, interpretation, etc