French Author Pierre Nahor wrote that Jesus did not die on the cross but only feigned death by putting himself into a cataleptic trance. A Careful Plot.

(RNS) — In recent decades, some Christians have moved away from the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the idea of an angry God who needs to be appeased.

As we approach Good Friday and Easter each year the question arises: “Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?” This question, often asked by young children, is one that puzzles non-believers ...

What does it mean to claim that Jesus died for the sins of the world?

Why Did Jesus Choose the Cross? Interview with Fleming Rutledge by Mark Galli The reason he died a bloody, horrible death. Christianity Today March, 2016 issue ...

Three days after Christ was nailed to the cross Mary Magdalene, followed by some of Jesus’ disciples, discovered Jesus’ body had disappeared from the tomb leaving just clothes behind.

Have you ever wondered why Jesus suffered such a shameful, painful, humiliating, cursed, public death? At first even His own apostles rejected Jesus’ description of his coming suffering, death ...

(RNS) — In recent decades, some Christians have moved away from the theory of penal substitutionary atonement, which summons up the idea of an angry God who needs to be appeased.

Why did Jesus die? Churches grapple with the mystery of Atonement. Some Christians have moved away from the idea of an angry God who needs to be appeased.