Construing the Cross: Type, Sign, Symbol, Word, Action (Didsbury Lectures) - Softcover

Young, Frances M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1498220029 ISBN 13: 9781498220026

Publisher: Cascade Books, 2015

Synopsis

This book reconsiders ways in which the cross of Christ was construed before "atonement theories" narrowed the categories. The "typology" of Passover is explored as probably the very first way in which Christians came to understand the passion. The use of sacrificial imagery is re-examined. The significance of identifying the cross with the Tree of Life is traced across the centuries into medieval times, along with other surprising links with the Eden narrative. The validity of seeking imaginative insights to grasp what the cross signifies is given theological consideration in a chapter that moves into literary and liturgical reflections and is punctuated with cruciform poems. The overall outcome is a quite paradoxical focus, not on death, but on life.

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About the Author

Frances M. Young was Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology in the University of Birmingham, UK. She began teaching in 1971 and is the author of many books and articles. She is known particularly for Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture (1997), as well as Face to Face (1990), an account of life with her profoundly disabled son, Arthur. In retirement she continues to write and to lead worship as a Methodist minister.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cascade Books
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498220029
• ISBN 13: 9781498220026
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160