God's Son Sacrifices Himself

Tuesday, March 3
Glenn M. Miller, “Sacrifice in the New Testament,” The Great Irruption: Christ’s Work on the Cross

This week we take our first foray into the New Testament, as we discuss how Christ's sacrifice was imagined amid other Mediterranean sacrificial practices in the first century. I found Glenn Miller's suggestions of how members of other religions might have perceived John 1:29 particularly thought-provoking, because it made Christ on the cross "strange" (anthropologist-types love that).

Bring a pencil--we're going to start with a writing exercise!

Then we'll move on to the various ways in which Christ's sacrifice is presented in the New Testament.

Since we've also just started Lent, you might also think about sacrifice in that context.

See you Tuesday at the usual time and place!