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A review by christopherchandler
The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ by Fleming Rutledge
5.0
10/10--Probably the single best book I read in seminary.
There is so much to say about this book. Rutledge is a pastor's theologian on every level, but that doesn't stop her from exploring some topics with great precision. I read this for class and then finished it after so I took a solid 2-3 months to read it, but it takes that long to really comb through the different arguments she raises. More than anything this book taught me how to think about the cross in new ways.
The book feels like mini-seminary in a lot of ways. She covers how the cross intersects with preaching, discipleship, etc. There are over 600 pages to get through so it is no small task, but I see this as mandatory reading for any pastor today.
I'll probably take the time later to break down each of the chapter for myself because there was so much there to love. If you want to understand how to think and speak about the cross this is the book to read.
There is so much to say about this book. Rutledge is a pastor's theologian on every level, but that doesn't stop her from exploring some topics with great precision. I read this for class and then finished it after so I took a solid 2-3 months to read it, but it takes that long to really comb through the different arguments she raises. More than anything this book taught me how to think about the cross in new ways.
The book feels like mini-seminary in a lot of ways. She covers how the cross intersects with preaching, discipleship, etc. There are over 600 pages to get through so it is no small task, but I see this as mandatory reading for any pastor today.
I'll probably take the time later to break down each of the chapter for myself because there was so much there to love. If you want to understand how to think and speak about the cross this is the book to read.