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 Why Did Jesus Die?
Mel Gibson's movie has thrust this powerful question back at the center of Holy Week
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| Why Jesus Died |
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The Role-Model Theory |
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The exemplary theory of atonement, pioneered by the medieval theologian Peter Abelard, understood Jesus' death less as a payment to God for the remission of human sin than as the crowning example of his perfect love. It was in imitation of this love that humanity could overcome its alienation from the Father. Says Mark Toulouse of Texas Christian University: "It's more about us. [The] emphasis was on how Christ's life and death relates to human beings instead of how it relates to remedying God's justice."
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