Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Tree of Life, First and Last
Part I: The Space of Atonement: Temple Theology
Section Introduction. Total Immersion in Sacred Geography
Chapter 1. From Zion, Perfect in Beauty, God Shines Forth (Theo-Aesthetics)
Chapter 2. The Action on the Mountain Stage (Theo-Drama)
Chapter 3. On Earth as in Heaven (Theo-Logic)
Chapter 4. The Extremes of Sacred Geography
Part II: The Time of Atonement: Yom Kippur
Section Introduction. Learning the Rhythms of Atonement
Chapter 5. The Wages of Sin: A Multifaceted Crisis
Chapter 6. To Heal the World: Foundations for Priestly Soteriology
Chapter 7. Making All Things New: Yom Kippur in Leviticus
Chapter 8. Yom Kippur and the Mystery of the Christ: Retrieving a Neglected, Ancient Christian Theology
Part III: Two Goats, One Savior: A (Modern) Yom Kippur Soteriology
Section Introduction. Christian Yom Kippur Soteriology: A Systematic Outline
Chapter 9. The Goat for the Lord in Contemporary Theology: David Bentley Hart
Chapter 10. The Goat for Azazel in Contemporary Theology: Hans Urs von Balthasar
Chapter 11. The Two Goats and the One Lord, Jesus Christ
Epilogue. Tree of Life, Last and First
Bibliography
Subject Index
Scripture Index