No, the Early Church Did Not Teach Penal Substitutionary Atonement - David Bercot

Описание: What did the early church believe about the atonement? David Bercot takes us through the early church writers to show that they didn’t think of the atonement through the same frameworks we have about the atonement. David explains that the ante-Nicene Fathers did not teach penal substitutionary atonement (PSA); rather, PSA is a modern interpretation read back into the original texts.

Our episode with Dean Taylor:    • Yes, the Early Church Taught Penal Substit...  

David Bercot’s series on the atonement:    • What the Early Christians Believed (Part 7)  

Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: https://amzn.to/4hUUzPz

Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of Atonement: https://amzn.to/4oDA7Fo`

Orthodox Study Bible with the Septuagint: https://a.co/d/gHlKiz1

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