The New Testament writers are very concerned with presenting Christ as a "living sacrifice" - but since most of us aren't in the habit of sacrificing animals anymore (or we've sworn it off at the strong urging of our sponsor), this episode presents an overview of the Ancient Near Eastern sacrificial systems.
Show Notes:
1. "Atonement." In The Jewish Annotated New Testament. 2nd edition. Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, eds. 2017.
2. John Walton, Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament. 2nd edition. 2018.
3. Naphtali Meshel, "Sacrifice and the Temple." In The Jewish Annotated New Testament. 2nd edition. Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, eds. 2017.
4. Pete Enns. "The (Not So) Radical Idea of Jesus's Death Atoning for the Sins of Others." Blog post. 2019.
5. Mark Boda. A Severe Mercy: Sin and its Remedy in the Old Testament. 2009.
