Atonement

Alternate Labels

Reconciliation
Redemption

Reading List

Key Passages

Leviticus 16:29-34
Isaiah 53:4-12
Matthew 20:28
Matthew 26:26-28
John 1:29
Romans 5:6-8
1 Corinthians 15:3
Hebrews 9:12-14
Revelation 5:9-10

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Atonement in the NT | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary
Atonement ->Sacrifice and Satisfaction of Christ | A Catholic Dictionary
Atonement | Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
Atonement | A Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels: Aaron–Zion (J.G. Simpson)
Redemption | Catholic Bible Dictionary
atonement | Dictionary of Bible Themes
Atonement | Dictionary of the Apostolic Church (Frederic Platt)
Atonement | Dictionary of the Bible (James Orr)
Atonement | Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Atonement | Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (Kenneth Mulzac)
Atonement | Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology (Andrew H. Trotter)
atonement | The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary – Revised and Updated (John E. Alsup)
Atonement | Harper’s Bible Dictionary (John E. Alsup)
Atonement | The International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia, Volumes 1–5 (William Carver)
Atone; Atonement | The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised (G.W. Bromiley)
Atonement | Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Atonement | The New Bible Dictionary, Third Edition (Leon Morris)
Atonement | New Dictionary of Biblical Theology (R.W. Yarbrough)
Atonement | New Dictionary of Theology (Leon Morris)
To Atone | Vine’s Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words

Systematic Theologies

Berkhof, Louis: Systematic Theology
Cottrell,Jack: The Atonement | The Faith Once for All: Bible Doctrine for Today
Erickson, Millard: Theories of the Atonement | Christian Theology
Forlines, F. Leroy: Atonement and Justification | Biblical Systematics: A Study of the Christian System of Life and Thought
Forlines, F. Leroy: Atonement and Justification | The Quest for Truth: Theology for Postmodern World
Grudem, Wayne: The Atonement | Systematic Theology
Hannah, John D.: The Work of Christ: What the Cross Means for Us | Our Legacy: The History of Christian Doctrine
Horton, Michael: Systematic Theology: Theories of the Atonement | The Christian Faith: A Systematic Theology for Pilgrims on the Way
Kaufffmann, Daniel: The Atonement | Bible Doctrine: A Treatise on the Great Doctrines of the Bible, Pertaining to God, Angels, Satan, the Church, and the Salvation, Duties and Destiny of Man
Mueller, John Theodore: The Sacerdotal Office of Christ | Christian Dogmatics
Orr, James: Christ and Salvation: The Atonement | Sidelights on Christian Doctrine
Ott, Ludwig: The Soteriological Importance of Christ’s Sacrifice | Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma
Packer, J.I.: Sacrifice: Jesus Christ Made Atonement for Sin | Concise Theology
Pannenberg, Wolfhart: The Reconciliation of the World | Systematic Theology, Volume 1
Pope, William Burt: The Atonement | A Compendium of Christian Theology
Raymond, Miner: Results of the Death of Christ – Benefits of Atonement | Systematic Theology, Volume II
Rauschenbusch, Walter: The Social Gospel and the Atonement | A Theology for the Social Gospel
Valentine, Milton: The Atonement | Christian Theology, Volumes 1 & 2

Monographs (forum recommendations plus some)

Aulén, Gustaf: Christus Victor: An Historical Study of the Three Main Types of the Idea of the Atonement >>
Baker, Mark D.: Proclaiming the Scandal of the Cross: Contemporary Images of the Atonement
Baker, Mark D./Green, Joel B. Recovering the Scandal of the Cross: Atonement in New Testament and Contemporary Contexts
Beilby & Eddy (ed), Boyd/Green/Reichenbach/Schreiner: The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views
Bridges, Jerry: The Great Exchange: My Sin for His Righteousness
Denney, James: The Death of Christ
Dever, Mark / Lawrence, Michael: It Is Well: Expositions on Substitutionary Atonement
Fiddes, Paul S.: Past Event and Present Salvation: The Christian Idea of Atonement
Flood, Derek: Healing the Gospel: A Radical Vision for Grace, Justice, and the Cross
Gunton, Colin E.: The Actuality of Atonement: A Study of Metaphor, Rationality and the Christian Tradition
Hilborn, David / Thacker, Justin / Tidball, Derek: The Atonement Debate: Papers from the London Symposium on the Theology of Atonement
Holmes, Stephen R: The Wondrous Cross: Atonement and Penal Substitution in the Bible and History
Jersak, Brad / Hardin, Michael: Stricken by God? Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ | Excerpt here
Launchbury, John: Change us not God: Biblical meditations on the death of Jesus | Review here
Marshall, I. Howard: Aspects of the Atonement: Cross and Resurrection in the Reconciling of God and Humanity
Martin, Hugh: The Atonement: In Its Relations to the Covenant, the Priesthood, the Intercession of Our Lord
McLeod Campbell, John: The Nature of the Atonement
Morris, Leon: The Atonement: Its Meaning and Significance
Morris, Leon: Glory in the Cross: A Study in Atonement
Pohle, Joseph / Preuss, Arthur: Soteriology: A Dogmatic Treatise on the Redemption
Smeaton, George The Doctrone of Atonement, As Taught by Christ Himself | As Taught by the Apostles
Stott, John R.W.: The Cross of Christ

Web Links

Wikipedia | very detailed article & see separate articles linked
Catholic Encyclopedia | maybe soon in Logos
Theology on the Web | rich resource site

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