We continue our Lenten series on Fleming Rutledge’s outstanding book, The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ (2015).
In this post we continue within Chapter 6, ‘The Blood Sacrifice’. This is a big chapter and I am only focusing on a couple of discussions.
Perhaps you have done something ‘sacrificial’ for someone recently?
What makes something a sacrifice?
Rutledge says at least two ideas are present:
Something of value is relinquished The purpose is to gain a greater good
This can be a verb denoting an action – you sacrificed something for that person.
Or it…
