Episode 14: Rethinking the Atonement: A Conversation with Dr. David Moffitt

Dr. David Moffitt joins Dr. Botner to discuss his new book, Rethinking the Atonement: New Perspectives on Jesus's Death, Resurrection, and Ascension (Baker Academic, 2023). Moffitt's work on atonement (starting with the Epistle to the Hebrews) has fundamentally changed the way that many biblical scholars and theologians are thinking about atonement in the New Testament. If you think atonement is all about the death of Jesus, think again! ==============================Dr Moffitt is Reader in New Testament at the University of St. Andrews. His work is especially focused on the Epistle to the Hebrews and the strategies the text employs to interpret early Christian claims about Jesus’s person, death, resurrection, and ascension in high-priestly and sacrificial terms. His book on Hebrews (Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews) attempts to show that the Christology and Soteriology developed by the author rests upon his correlation of the basic narrative of early Christian proclamation (i.e., Jesus’ life, death, resurrection, and ascension) with the ritual process of the Yom Kippur sacrifices, the end goal of which was the restoration and maintenance of fellowship between God and creation (i.e., atonement). His book Atonement and the Logic of Resurrection in the Epistle to the Hebrews was a recipient of a Manfred Lautenschläger Award for Theological Promise (2013). Purchase your copy of Rethinking the Atonement 👉 https://www.amazon.com/Rethinking-Atonement-Moffitt/dp/1540966232/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AJJ1FNDUQQ3B&keywords=rethinking+the+atonement&qid=1685375858&sprefix=rethinking+the+atonement%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1============================== Want to dive deeper into the topic of atonement? Become a member of CBS and get instant access to all our classes, including courses on atonement, Leviticus, and Hebrews!