We continue our Lenten series on Fleming Rutledge’s outstanding book, The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ (2015).
We are in the final theme in the book – that of recapitulation.
I freely admit that a post or two cannot do justice to a long chapter, much of which traces the thought of Paul in Romans.
This post is breaking in to Rutledge’s discussion of how recapitulation is preached.
To summarise, recapitulation can be seen as “Christ reliving the story of Adam.” (558). As a real human being (incarnation)
“The Son of God secures our redemption, not over…
