CLEAN

The mechanism of Christ's atonement continues to be a source of controversy and confusion in the church. While some Christians intuitively sense injustice and/or incoherence in their understanding of atonement, other believers simply lack clarity regarding how Christ's life, death, resurrection, ascension, blood, and priesthood all somehow work together to save us from sin. This book explores the Torah's framework of atonement to elucidate how the Jewish apostles would have understood the mechanism of removing sin through Christ's sacrifice and priestly ministry. Concise and to the point, CLEAN offers a fresh biblical perspective of Christ's atonement that helps connect the Old and New Testament into one unified story.


Contents

I. Kaphar (Atonement): Purging Sin so God Can Dwell with His People

1. The Meaning of Kaphar
2. Kaphar and God's Purpose for Creation
3. Sanctum Contagium and Kaphar
4. The Mechanism of Kaphar
5. Mechanistic but Relational
6. Kaphar in the New Covenant
7. Kaphar in the Book of Hebrews

1. Significance of Blood and the Timing of Kaphar
2. Transporting the Cleansing Life (Blood)
3. The Recipient and Executor of Kaphar
4. Were the Sacrifices a Substitute?
5. Were the Sacrifices Punished?
6. Do Priests and Offerings Carry Sin?
7. Why Crucifixion?
8. Kaphar and the Sacraments
9. Is the Kaphar of Christ the Gospel?
10. The Three C's of the New Covenant

1. No Settled Doctrine of Kaphar in the Church
2. Ransom and Christus Victor
3. Recapitulation and Moral Exemplar (Influence)
4. Satisfaction and Penal Substitution
5. Shortcomings of Penal Substitution
6. A Review of Penal Substitution Passages
7. Agnostic and Kaleidoscope Views