From the Book - First edition.
Part 1. Introduction. A vitally important scandal : why the cross?
Wrestling with the cross, then and now
The cross in its first-century setting
Part 2. "In accordance with the Bible": the stories of Israel. The covenant of vocation
The divine presence and the forgiveness of sins
Suffering, redemption, and love
Part 3. The revolutionary rescue. New goal, new humanity
Paul and the cross: apart from Romans
The death of Jesus in Paul's letter to the Romans: a new exodus
The death of Jesus in Paul's letter to the Romans: Passover and atonement
Part 4. The revolution continues. Passover people
The powers and the power of love.