The Cross in Contexts

Suffering and Redemption in Palestine

• Author(s): Raheb, Mitri, Henderson, Suzanne Watts,
• Publisher: Orbis Books
• Pages: 99
• ISBN_10: 1608336948
  ISBN_13: 9781608336944
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts , Religion / Christian Theology / Christology , Religion / Christian Theology / Liberation ,

Description:... Why did Jesus die? And in what ways did his crucifixion offer redemption to the world? Those questions, which lie at the heart of Christian faith, remain a pressing concern for theological reflection. What sets this work apart is that the authors -- a Palestinian theologian from Bethlehem and a New Testament scholar from the United States -- explore the meaning of the cross in light of both first and twenty-first century Palestinian contexts. Together, their insights coalesce around themes that expose the divine power of the cross both for Jesus' first followers and for contemporary readers alike.