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Preface |
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Copy Pricing Policy |
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Table of Contents |
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Abbreviations and References |
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1. Behold, the Lamb of God: Basic Concepts of Sacrifice (John 1:29) |
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John the Baptist's Prophetic Insight |
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Ancient Animal Sacrifice |
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Holiness, Anger, and Justice |
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The Repulsiveness of Animal Sacrifice |
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Atonement |
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Basic Elements of Sacrifice for Sin |
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Forgiveness and Grace of God |
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Behold, the Lamb of God |
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2. The Lamb Who Took Our Place (Isaiah 53) |
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Universal Atonement |
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Jesus Saw His Ministry as a Fulfillment of Isaiah 53 |
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1. The Servant Is a Substitute Who Bears Our Sin |
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2. The Servant Is a Substitute Who Bears Our Punishment |
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3. The Servant Acts Willingly |
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4. The Servant Acts as a Priest |
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5. The Servant Is Exalted by God |
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3. The Lamb Who Redeems Us from Slavery (1 Peter 1:18-19) |
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Slavery in the Ancient World |
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The Old Testament Kinsman-Redeemer |
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Redeemed by the Lamb (1 Peter 1:18-19) |
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A Ransom for Many (Mark 10:44-45) |
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Bought at a Price (1 Corinthians 6:19-20) |
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Elements of the Slave Ransom Analogy |
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Who or What Enslaves Us? |
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Satan Is Defeated, Not Paid Off |
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Atonement for Our Sins |
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4. The Passover Lamb of Whom We Partake (1 Corinthians 5:7) |
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The Plague on the Firstborn |
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The Sacrifice of the Passover Lamb |
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The Last Supper as a Passover Meal |
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Bread and Wine in Light of the Passover Lamb |
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Words of Institution Contain Explicit Sacrificial Terms (Matthew 26:26-28) |
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5. The Triumphant Lamb We Worship (Revelation 5:1-14) |
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An Introduction to the Book of Revelation |
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The Scroll with Seven Seals (5:1-4) |
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The Lion Who Is the Lamb (5:5) |
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The Slain Lamb Standing (5:6) |
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Worshiping the Lamb Who Is Worthy (5:7-8) |
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A Song of Redemption (5:9-10) |
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A Song of Praise (5:11-12) |
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A Song to the Divine Lamb (5:13-14) |
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Appendix 1. Theories of the Atonement |
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Appendix 2. Classic Protestant Liberalism and the Atonement: A Plea for Reconsideration |
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Characteristics of Classic Protestant Liberalism |
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A Liberal Approach to the Atonement |
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A Dishonest and Demeaning Caricature |
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The Downside of Classic Liberalism |
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The Jesus Seminar Fallacy |
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Revulsion at Animal Sacrifice |
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A Plea for Reconsideration |
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Appendix 3. Quotations, References and Allusions in the New Testament to Isaiah 53 and other Servant Songs |
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Appendix 4. Boys' Philosophies, C.S. Lewis |
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Appendix 5: Participant Notes |
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1. Behold, the Lamb of God – Basic Concepts of Sacrifice (John 1:29) |
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2. The Lamb Who Took Our Place (Isaiah 53) |
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3. The Lamb Who Redeems Us from Slavery (1 Pet 1:18-19) |
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4. The Passover Lamb of Whom We Partake (1 Cor 5:7) |
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5. The Triumphant Lamb We Worship (Revelation 5:1-14) |
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