{"product_id":"crucifixion-in-the-ancient-world-and-the-folly-of-the-message-of-the-cross-paperback","title":"Crucifixion: In the Ancient World and the Folly of the Message of the Cross - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Bowden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMartin Hengel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a comprehensive and detailed survey on its remarkably widespread employment in the Roman empire, Dr. Hengel examines the way in which \"the most vile death of the cross\" was regarded in the Greek-speaking world and particularly in Roman-occupied Palestine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis conclusions bring out more starkly than ever the offensiveness of the Christian message: Jesus not only died an unspeakably cruel death, he underwent the most contemptible abasement that could be imagined. So repugnant was the gruesome reality, that a natural tendency prevails to blunt, remove, or deomesticate its scandalous impact. Yet any discussion of a \"theology of the cross\" must be preceded by adequate comprehension of both the nature and extent of this scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrucifixion - in the ancient world and the folly of the message of the cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.55 x 5.55 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1977\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723168747583,"sku":"9780800612689","price":41.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d184f0db393361de2e6df44b228292d2.webp?v=1765098245","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/crucifixion-in-the-ancient-world-and-the-folly-of-the-message-of-the-cross-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}