Excerpt from The Scripture Doctrine of the Atonement: And Its Place in the Christian System In speaking thus, however, we must not shut our eyes to the objections which have been urged against the particular method by which this deliver ance is commonly held to have been effected. And first, it is argued that the Atonement is merely a super uous means for the forgiveness of sins, which God is always ready to forgive simply on the sinner's own confession and amendment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy edit a collection of essays on four views of atonement: the healing view, the Christus victor view, the kaleidoscopic view and the penal substitutionary view. This is a book that will help Christians understand the issues, grasp the differences and proceed toward a clearer articulation of their understanding of the atonement.

Contents Include Psychological Presuppositions THE OLD TESTAMENT Some Permanent Concepts From Moses to Elisha The Hebrew Messiah The Written Prophets The Psalms of Suffering and Sin The Post-Exilic Sacrifices THE OLD TESAMENT AND AFTER Eschatology and Apocalyptic Mediation Sin and Repentance THE NEW TESTAMENT The Postulates and Preaching of John the Baptist Salvation in the Synoptic Gospels The General Apostolic Preaching The 'Servant', The 'Lamb', and the 'Sheperd' The Teaching of St. Paul The Epistle to the Hebrews The Gospel and Epistles of John