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Atonement

Symposium on the Atonement - 6-8 July 2005
A joint Evangelical Alliance/London School of Theology Symposium on the Atonement was held at the London School of Theology from 6-8 July 2005. Over 200 people attended the event and heard papers delivered by a variety of academics, including Professor Joel Green, Professor Howard Marshall and Revd Dr Chris Wright. Copies of papers are available below in PDF format.

Symposium papers available

Atonement in the Old Testament - Chris Wright
This paper is not merely a study of the word-root translated by ‘atonement’ terminology. Rather a broader reflection on how the OT portrays what has gone wrong in human life and what it means for people and situations to be ‘put right’.
Atonement Symposium
Joint Evangelical Alliance - London School Of Theology Atonement Symposium, 6 -8 July 2005.
Atonement Symposium: Introductory Address - David Hilborn
The introductory address to the Atonenment Symposium on 6-8 July 2005, by Rev Dr David Hilborn Head of Theology (former) at the Evangelical Alliance
Atonement: An Evangelical Alliance Board Statement
A statement made by the Board of the Evangelical Alliance on the atonement on 27 February 2006.
Justice, Law, and Guilt? - Garry J Williams
Justice, Law, and Guilt – Garry J Williams
Penal Substitution and the Myth of Redemptive Violence - Stuart Murray Williams
Penal Substitution and the Myth of Redemptive Violence
Romans 3.25-26: An Exegetical Study by Simon Gathercole
What this document aims to do is remind you of the view expressed in the NIV translation, which takes a very particular stance on this question, involving penal substitution; second, explain the opposing view, which excludes penal substitution;third, explain why I think this opposing view is wrong, and why the NIV is basically right.
Symposium Programme
Programme for the Symposium
The Atonement in Hebrews- Steve Motyer
The debate about ‘penal substitution’ as a model for the atonement must take account of Hebrews, which is certainly one of the central atonement texts in the New Testament. As we look at Hebrews – indeed, as we look at any biblical text – it is vital that we hear it in its own terms, carefully listening for its own distinctive message and understanding.
The Lost Message of Jesus
Questions asked by members of the audience at the Evangelical Alliance-sponsored Public Debate held on Steve Chalke and Alan Mann's book, 7th October 2004
The Theology of the Atonement - I. Howard Marshall
‘A biblical understanding of atonement is concerned above all with the restoration of mutual, undistorted, unpolluted divine/human relationship, not with the appeasing of a God angered by the misdeeds of his creatures.’1 This statement by Alan Mann is representative of the view of a number of theologians who reject the concept of penal substitution as the principal means, or even as a subordinate means, of understanding the significance of the death of Christ.
Why Did Christ Die? - Sue Groom
When I was first asked to prepare an exegesis of Isaiah 53,1 out of curiosity, I decided to search the internet: I found more than 750,000 entries! The interpretation of the fourth servant song, the song of the suffering servant, or rather the song of the triumphant servant, is hotly debated, particularly with respect to the identity of the servant. This is just one of the issues discussed by scholars over the centuries.

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