Episode 30: Why Did Jesus Have to Die—Part 8, SACRIFICE II

In this episode, Vinnie takes a fresh look at several Old Testament animal sacrifices that took place before the Law of Moses, reinterpreting them through a relational lens rather than the typical penal substitutionary atonement view. He then unpacks the original meaning of the word atonement, revealing its deeply relational—rather than legal—significance. The episode wraps up by showing how God’s instruction that “the life is in the blood” was an accommodation to a pagan custom, later rendered obsolete in the New Testament.