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THREAD: John 18-21; Penal Substitutionary Atonement; Doctrine by Narrative.
As @PLeithart has helpfully pointed out (cf. the link at the bottom of the present thread), the imagery employed in John 18-21 is rich with import.
When Jesus dies, he dies as a Levitical sacrifice.
As @PLeithart has helpfully pointed out (cf. the link at the bottom of the present thread), the imagery employed in John 18-21 is rich with import.
When Jesus dies, he dies as a Levitical sacrifice.
He suffers both because of the law and in the manner prescribed by the law;
he dies in place of others;
and he is treated as a law-breaker despite a life of obedience.
Consider by way of introduction ch. 18’s backdrop.
The Passover has begun to loom on the horizon (12.1);
he dies in place of others;
and he is treated as a law-breaker despite a life of obedience.
Consider by way of introduction ch. 18’s backdrop.
The Passover has begun to loom on the horizon (12.1);
Jesus has recently been anointed with costly ointment, which prefigures his burial (12.1-8);
the Pharisees have finalised their plans to put an end to Jesus’s life (12.9-10);
and Jesus has just announced his imminent betrayal and departure, which now weighs heavily on his mind.
the Pharisees have finalised their plans to put an end to Jesus’s life (12.9-10);
and Jesus has just announced his imminent betrayal and departure, which now weighs heavily on his mind.
