{"product_id":"crucifixion-9780800612689","title":"Crucifixion","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHengel, Martin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Hengel \u003c\/b\u003eis Emeritus Professor of New Testament and Early Judaism at the University of Tubingen, Germany. Among his many important books are \u003ci\u003eJudaism and Hellenism\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), \u003ci\u003eBetween Jesus and Paul\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), \u003ci\u003eCrucifixion\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), \u003ci\u003eThe Atonement\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), and \u003ci\u003eProperty and Riches in the Early Church\u003c\/i\u003e (1974), all published by Fortress Press. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492034613522,"sku":"9780800612689","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_148df0f7-5a2a-4dad-87b7-37118c93de9e.jpg?v=1737213671","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crucifixion-9780800612689","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}