The Crucifixion
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 asrecent 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. Free Read [ The Crucifixion ] By [ Fleming Rutledge ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is the book Block out days or weeks in your reading plans, open your Bible and this volume, and endeavor to grasp the scope and the depths of God s gift in Christ.Rutledge writes with the clarifying analysis of a scholar and the lyrical power of a lifelong preacher, and the headlines of history are never far from her hand I found her style irresistible.She openhandedly allows the many biblical and theological motifs of the meaning of the cross to interact and interpret one another passov This is the book Block out days or weeks in your reading plans, open your Bible and this volume, and endeavor to grasp the scope and the depths of God s gift in Christ.Rutledge writes with the clarifying analysis of a scholar and the lyrical power of a lifelong preacher, and the headlines of history are never far from her hand I found her style irresistible.She openhandedly allows the many biblical and theological motifs of the meaning of the cross to interact and interpret one another passover and exodus, sacrifice, ransom and redemption, final judgment, apocalyptic war, descent into hell, substitution, recapitulation, and .This interplay demonstrates how, not only the theologians and preachers of church history, but the New Testament authors themselves have plunged and strained to describe and understand the scandalously unique Christian claim that glorifies as Son of God a man who was degraded and dehum... Summary A study of the meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus including the biblical motifs that have been used to express that meaning.It is striking to consider how relatively few books in recent Christian publishing deeply explore the meaning of the death of Christ by crucifixion, particularly considering that the death and the resurrection are central to Christian proclamation Fleming Rutledge s The Crucifixion goes a long way to remedying this deficit.This is a large book, but I would encour Summary A study of the meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus including the biblical motifs that have been used to express that meaning.It is striking to consider how relatively few books in recent Christian publishing deeply explore the meaning of the death of Christ by crucifixion, particularly considering that the death and the resurrection are central to Christian proclamation Fleming Rutledge s The Crucifixion goes a long way to remedying this deficit.This is a large book, but I would encourage the prospective reader not to be daunted by the size While rich in insight, it is also a model of clarity, among the very best theological books I have read, both worthy of the academy, and written for the people of God.The book consists of two parts The first considers the crucifixion, particularly the godless character of this brutal execution, and the critical importance of this horrible execution as primary to the Christian faith...This is the second theology book that pushed me to tears this year the first being David Bentley Hart s The Hidden and the Manifest Why tears The picture Rutledge paints of who God is and what God has done in Jesus is simply beautiful and amazing I ve been a Christian my whole life and nearing age 40, I feel like I am just beginning to understand how beautiful and amazing the love is.First though, a negative In the beginning of the book, Rutledge discusses the awfulness of the crucifixion This is the second theology book that pushed me to tears this year the first being David Bentley Hart s The Hidden and the Manifest Why tears The picture Rutledge paints of who God is and what God has done in Jesus is simply beautiful and amazing I ve been a Christian my whole life and nearing age 40, I feel like I am just beginning to understand how beautiful and amazing the love is.First though, a negative In the beginning of the book, Rutledge discusses the awfulness of the crucifixion We cannot understand what the crucifixion means, w...I want to write a thoughtful review, but I fear I am incapable The truth is I m confused and don t know what to think As I read the book I found myself at various points weeping and literally shouting out with joy while at other points I found myself incredibly frustrated The weeping and joy was the result of the extreme close up that the author gives us of the crucifixion in beautiful language The frustration resulted from my feeling that the author often spend dozens of pages claiming to a I want to write a thoughtful review, but I fear I am incapable The truth is I m confused and don t know what to think As I read the book I found myself at various points weeping and literally shouting out with joy while at other points I found myself incredibly frustrated The weeping and joy was the result ...Well, this was a great book It has been a while since I read anything that was at the same time so insightful and true in its distillation of what the gospel is all about and so infuriating in the things it missed.Rutledge is a great author who writes with clarity and passion I deeply appreciate one of her primary insights that the cross of Jesus has a multifaceted meaning in the NT Each element of the meaning of the cross should be appreciated and appropriated into our larger theological g Well, this was a great book It has been a while since I read anything that was at the same time so insightful and true in its distillation of what the gospel is all about and so infuriating in the things it missed.Rutledge is a great author who writes with clarity and passion I deeply appreciate one of her primary insights that the cross of Jesus has a multifaceted meaning in the NT Each element of the meaning of the cross should be appreciated and appropriated into our larger theological grid I think this is the best book I have read on that topic, other than Calvin and Bavinck.It was also good for me to read someone that is a good bit left of me theologically She comes from a different world entirely mainline Protestantism and so just hearing the sources she quoted, etc was fun The overlap in her insights and the insights of some of the best biblical theologians in the evangelical camp was encouraging.The most infuriat...If you re my friend on Facebook, you know that I ve been posting quotes and passages from Fleming Rutledge since early March, when I began this 600 page tome in preparation for the Easter season This theological text immerses the reader in a theology of the cross that contradicts a lot of easy, safe readings of the crucifixion in our churches and our culture While it s theologically dense and rich with fully engrossing footnotes on every page, I might add , Rutledge keeps it all very accessi If you re my friend on Facebook, you know that I ve been posting quotes and passages from Fleming Rutledge since early March, when I began this 600 page tome in preparation for the Easter season This theological text immerses the reader in a theology of the cross that contradicts a lot of easy, safe readings of the crucifixion in our churches and our culture While it s theologically dense and rich with fully engrossing footnotes on every page, I might add , Rutledge keeps it all very accessible and readable and her mainline liturgical tradition she s Episcopal offers insights that many in the evangelical churches would benefit from It s hard to do justice to the scope of her argument, but a few significant highlights ...I thoroughly enjoyed this book in factthan I expected Given that this is a scholarly book and I hadn t read anything by this Author though I had heard a podcast of a couple of her talks , I was pleasantly surprised by how easy I found this to read, and how inspiring I found many of the Authors arguments.Whilst I have many different understandings than the Author, these were normally in side issues and didn t affect her passion for the Gospel I found her argument for Justice to be qu I thoroughly enjoyed this book in factthan I expected Given that this is a scholarly book and I hadn t read anything by this Author though I had heard a podcast of a couple of her talks , I was pleasantly surprised by how easy I found this to read, and how inspiring I found many of the Authors arguments.Whilst I have many different understandings than the Author, these were normally in side issues and didn t affect her passion for the Gospel I found her argument for Justice to be quite refreshing, especially given that it wasn t at...Easily one of the most impactful books I ve ever read It changed the way I look at the cross, what it means for us and what happened on it It changed the way I think about theology, how it works and what it can do for us It changed the way I look at Scripture, realizing how muchwe can see when we see Scripture as a work of literature I feel like my whole life I was looking at all these things through a pinhole, and only now because of the amazing imagination and faithfulness of Rutled Easily one of the most impactful books I ve ever read It changed the way I look at the cross, what it means for us and what happened on it It changed the way I think about theology, how it works and what it can do for us It changed the way I look at Scripture, realizing how muchwe can see when we see Scripture as a work of literature I feel like my whole life I was looking at all these things t...I don t want to add to much to the high praises, but I will say that part one, exploring the physical and social aspects of the crucifixion, as well as the chapter on the descent into Hell were well alone worth the price of the book.Possibly the book I ve read in the past three years which is most likely to affect my theology and speaking going forward Recommended to anyone with a bit of background in theology who is involved in communication about the Christian faith to others inside or outside the church. The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge It may not often occur to those raised in the Christian faith how peculiar it is that an image of a tortured man hanging on a cross has become the world s most ubiquitous symbol of religious piety If one approaches religion as an anthropologist would that is, if one views religion as a system of belief and practice designed to produce social cohesion and psychological comfort it becomes baffling to consider thatthan a billion followers of perhaps the mo The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge It may not often occur to those raised in the Christian faith how peculiar it is that an image of a tortured man hanging on a cross has become the world s most ubiquitous symbol of religious piety If one approaches religion as an anthropologist would that is, if one views religion as a system of belief and practice designed to produce social cohesion and psychological comfort it becomes baffling to consider thatthan a billion followers of perhaps the most sophisticated and successful religious tradition in history worship a crucified man as God incarnate and that some of them even wear the instrument of his e...I wish I could give it 6 stars out of 5.This book is phenomenal There have been very few books that I have come across where from cover to cover it has been rejuvenating, refreshing, and powerful Despite being one of the most elusive doctrines, Fleming Rutledge has produced a masterpiece on atonement Formerly, Rutledge has worked on this manuscript for 18 years, but really it is the fruit of a life long wrestle with the cross of the Crucified Lord And though some might withhold enthusiasm I wish I could give it 6 stars out of 5.This book is phenomenal There have been very few books that I have come across where from cover to cover it has been rejuvenating, refreshing, and powerful Despite being one of the most elusive doctrines, Fleming Rutledge has produced a masterpiece on atonement Formerly, Rutledge has worked on this manuscript for 18 years, but really it is the fruit of a life long wrestle with the cross of the Crucified Lord And though some might withhold enthusiasm about a non academic strictly speaking, a non PhD holder though one might need reminding that the West s theological giants, such as Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, and even our 20th century Karl Barth, never held doctorates writing a hefty 600 pages theological treatise, caveat lector this is a substantial and monumental treatise What follows is a sorrowf...Suffice to say, my only decent response upon completing this magisterial but certainly not austere monograph is to commend it for reading, immersion, digestion, meditation, contemplation, and consideration By investigating the images not theories of the crucifixion of Christ and the nature of His atoning work in context with those images, Rev Fleming Rutledge has provided for the Church a powerful, prophetic reminder of the supernatural and glorious work of our God.Beyond that paltry and Suffice to say, my only decent response upon completing this magisterial but certainly not austere monograph is to commend it for reading, immersion, digestion, meditation, contemplation, and consideration By investigating the images not theories of the crucifixion of Christ and the nature of His atoning work in context ...so many thoughts on this book i think i maybe understood 25% of what she was talking about but in that 25% i had 137 highlights this book changed my perspective on sin and increased my understanding and appreciation of the goodness of the gospel, specifically in christ s work on the cross it s not for the faint of heart but i would highly recommend it also i would highly recommend reading the footnotes as well which means that it will take forever as it did me it was a slow read but totall so many thoughts on this book i think i maybe understood 25% of what she was talking about but in that 25% i had 137 highlights this book changed my perspective on sin and increased my understanding and appreciation of...This book ll preach Rutledge s religion shattering focus on the dehumanizing death of Jesus for the rectification of the ungodly and the disarming of the powers of Satan, Sin, and Death is needed in this sentimental age filled with gnostic spirituality Most importantly, her rehearsing of the gospel message is desperately needed for broken people like me.She is just to the left of me theologically, but there is such wonderful insight and power in these 600 pages that the interpretive places I d This book ll preach Rutledge s religion shattering focus on the dehumanizing death of Jesus for the rectification of the ungodly and the disarming of the powers of Satan, Sin, and Death is needed in this sentimental age filled with gnostic spirituality Most importantly, her rehearsing of the gospel message is desperately needed for broken people like me.She is just to the left of me theologically, but ...
- 11 January 2018 Fleming Rutledge
- Hardcover
- 696 pages
- 0802847323
- Fleming Rutledge
- The Crucifixion