Tending Our Nets

“The Gospel Is Bigger Than You Think” can be ordered here:

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This special episode features a discussion about sacrifice and atonement, featuring Spencer Owen, Phil Bray, Troy Yurchak, and Joshua Sherman. This discussion is a response to the recent Bible Project episodes on Atonement and Burnt Offerings, as part of their overview of the Leviticus scroll. Here, we hope to bring additional context to the discussion, that can help people approach the Atonement, especially.

For those that haven't listened to the Bible Project episodes yet, we'd like to recommend listening to this discussion, then listening to their episode on Burnt Offerings first, then their episode on Atonement.

https://bibleproject.com/podcast/what-did-burnt-offerings-really-mean/ https://bibleproject.com/podcast/what-atonement/

Additional Resources

For more helpful resources on Sacrifices and Atonement, we'd recommend checking out the following books and podcasts. Each of them comes at this question from a slightly different point-of-view. For those that really want to dig into the topic, and be prepared to discuss it in detail, it can be very helpful to understand multiple points of view, to both inform our own view, and to enable more effective engagement with those that hold a different view.

Books

- Jacob Milgrom, "Leviticus" (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001I460LK/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i1)
- L. Michael Morales, "Who Shall Ascend the Mountain of the Lord" (https://www.amazon.com/Who-Shall-Ascend-Mountain-Lord/dp/0830826386/ref=sr_1_1)
- Matthew Thiessen, "Jesus and the Forces of Death" (https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Forces-Death-Matthew-Thiessen/dp/1540964876/ref=sr_1_1)
- Fr. Jeremy Davis, "Welcoming Gifts" (https://store.ancientfaith.com/welcoming-gifts-sacrifice-in-the-bible-and-christian-life)
- NT Wright: The Day the Revolution Began (https://www.amazon.com/Day-Revolution-Began-Reconsidering-Crucifixion-ebook/dp/B01ARKFWSC/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0)

Podcasts

- Fr. Jeremy Davis, "Sacrifice in the Bile and Christian Life" (https://www.ancientfaith.com/specials/sacrifice_in_the_bible_and_christian_life)
- The Lord of Spirits podcast - episodes on sacrifice and atonement https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/eating_with_the_gods https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/the_sacrifices_of_righteousness https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits/the_priest_shall_make_atonement
- Michael Heiser's Leviticus series [episodes 63-84]: (https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/podcast/naked-bible-63-introducing-leviticus/)
- Almost Heretical podcast, episodes 75-90 (https://almostheretical.com/episodes?offset=1573224589178)

Michael Gorman on becoming the Gospel, being conformed to the image of Christ, and theosis.

https://onscript.study/podcast/michael-j-gorman-becoming-the-gospel/ 

Michael Heiser’s Supernatural covers this in a really helpful way, in later chapters.

https://www.amazon.com/Supernatural-Bible-Teaches-Unseen-Matters/dp/1577995589

Fr. John Behr’s translation of Athanasius’s “On The Incarnation”, which includes a Foreword by C.S. Lewis, and Fr. Behr’s Introduction, is a great read for exploring the implications of the Incarnation of Christ more deeply.

https://www.amazon.com/Incarnation-Saint-Athanasius-Popular-Patristics/dp/0881414271/ref=sr_1_3

Michael Heiser’s Supernatural covers this in a really helpful way, in later chapters.

https://www.amazon.com/Supernatural-Bible-Teaches-Unseen-Matters/dp/1577995589

Michael Heiser’s Supernatural covers this in a really helpful way, in later chapters.

https://www.amazon.com/Supernatural-Bible-Teaches-Unseen-Matters/dp/1577995589

Michael Heiser’s Supernatural covers this in a really helpful way, in later chapters.

https://www.amazon.com/Supernatural-Bible-Teaches-Unseen-Matters/dp/1577995589

Michael Heiser’s Supernatural covers this in a really helpful way, in later chapters.

https://www.amazon.com/Supernatural-Bible-Teaches-Unseen-Matters/dp/1577995589

Randy Alcorn has written extensively on what eternal life will be like after Jesus returns, in his book “Heaven.” I’d recommend giving it a read, to get more of a full picture of the things we know from Scripture, and the kinds of things believers have explored in trying to understand all of this.

https://www.christianbook.com/heaven-randy-alcorn/9780842379427/pd/79422 

Dr. Michael Heiser approached this topic recently on the Naked Bible Podcast, when going through Revelation 20, around 00:35:25.

https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/podcast/naked-bible-393-revelation-20/

Dr. Justin Bass explores an important angle on this - how Christ's resurrection impacted those who were faithful to God, who died before Christ.

https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Keys-Revelation-Underworld-Paternoster/dp/1625648391/ref=sr_1_2