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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Detailed Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction: The Kingdom and the Cross
The Kingdom or the Cross?
History of Interpretation
Biblical and Systematic Theology
The Kingdom and the Cross
Defining Key Terms
The Kingdom of God
The Design of the Kingdom In Creation
God’s Reign
Through His Servant-Kings
Over Creation
The Coming of the Kingdom In Redemption
The Entailments of the Kingdom
Victory Over Evil
Forgiveness of Sins
New Exodus
The Timing of the Kingdom
Atonement
Outcome and Means
Broad and Narrow
Vertical and Horizontal
Expansive and Particular
Conclusion
Biblical Theology
1. Victory Through Sacrifice In the Old Testament
The Importance of the Old Testament
Creation
Fall
The Protoevangelium
Abraham
Covenant
Joseph and Judah
Exodus
David
Temple
The Righteous Sufferer of the Psalms
Isaiah
Zechariah
2. The Suffering Servant and His Kingdom Context In Isaiah
The Suffering Servant and the Messianic King (Isaiah 1–39)
Identifying the Servant and the King
Summary of Arguments That Identify the Servant and the King
The Servant’s Royal Exaltation (Isaiah 52:13–15)
“High and Lifted Up” (Isaiah 6:1 and 52:13)
Reversal of Hardening (Isaiah 6:9–10 and 52:15)
Distinctions Between the Servant and the King
Development of the Royal Servant’s Mission
The Suffering Servant and the New Exodus Reign of God (Isaiah 40–55)
The New Exodus and the Reign of God
Great and Greater Deliverance (Isaiah 40–48 and 49–55)
Anticipation of Salvation (Isaiah 51:1–52:12)
Proclamation of Salvation: The Song of the Suffering Servant (Isaiah 52:13–53:12)
Invitation to Salvation (Isaiah 54:1–17)
The Suffering Servant and the New Creation (Isaiah 56–66)
Summary: The Servant-King and the Kingdom of Servants
3. The Crucified King In Mark
The Kingdom In the Shadow of the Cross (Mark 1:1–8:26)
The Beginning of the Gospel
Opposition to the Kingdom
The Mystery of the Kingdom
The Kingdom Redefined By the Cross (Mark 8:27–10:52)
The First Passion-Resurrection Prediction
The Second Passion-Resurrection Prediction
The Third Passion-Resurrection Prediction
The Kingdom Established By the Cross (Mark 11:1–16:8)
Approaching the Cross
Fulfillment of the Scriptures
The Crucifixion of the King
The Kingdom By Way of the Cross
4. The Blood of the Cross and the Kingdom of Christ
Colossians 1:15–20
The Kingdom of the Son and Reconciliation By His Cross (Colossians 1:12–14 and 1:15–20)
The Blood of the Cross and the Kingdom of Darkness (Colossians 1:15–20 and 2:13–15)
The Meaning of Colossians 2:13–15
Reconciling All Things and Defeating the Powers
Summary
Revelation 5:5–10
The Blood and the Kingdom (Revelation 1:5b–6)
The Lion and the Lamb (Revelation 5:5–10)
The Blood of Christ and the Defeat of Satan (Revelation 12:10–11)
Summary
5. Summary: The Kingdom Established By the Cross
Kingdom-Cross Interplay In the Old and New Testaments
The Story of Victory Through Sacrifice
Covenant and the Kingdom-Cross Interplay
Temple and the Kingdom-Cross Interplay
The Promises of the Kingdom Fulfilled In the Cross
Victory Over Evil
New Exodus
Forgiveness of Sins
The Wrath of God and the Coming of God’s Kingdom
Forgiveness of Sins and the Coming of God’s Kingdom
Conclusion
The Distinct and Inseparable Roles of the Kingdom and the Cross
The Kingdom Is Telic
The Cross Is Central
Summary
The Great Exchange Effects the Great Transition
God’s Kingdom Established By Christ’s Cross
The Meaning of “Establish”
The Cross Within the Broader Spectrum of Christ’s Work
The Kingdom and the Cross Are Mutually Interpretive
Reigning By Serving
The Story of Christ Crucified (Hebrews 2:5–10)
The Wisdom of Christ Crucified (1 Corinthians 1:18–2:5)
Systematic Theology
6. Christ: The King On the Cross
The Kingship of Christ On the Cross
Jesus the King
Cross and Resurrection
Jesus Reigns from the Cross
The Two States of Christ: Humiliation and Exaltation
A Brief History of the Doctrine of the States of Christ
Exaltation In and Through Humiliation
Exaltation In Humiliation: Integrating the States
Exaltation Before the Resurrection
Humiliation After the Cross
The Overlap of Humiliation and Exaltation In Christ
The Majestic Glory of the Cross
Exaltation Through Humiliation: Maintaining the Broader Progression
Revelation of Previous Glory
Exalted As a Human “for Us”
Conclusion
The Threefold Office of Christ: Prophet, Priest, and King
Calvin On the Munus Triplex and the Kingship of Christ On the Cross
Nineteenth-Century Liberal Theology
Nineteenth-Century Reformed Theology
Twentieth-Century Recovery of Kingship?
Conclusion
7. Atonement: Expansive Particularity
Christus Victor or Penal Substitution?
Expansive Particularity: Avoiding Reductionism and Relativism
Reductionism
The Problem of Reductionism
Reductionism and Revisionist History
Relativism
The Trend of Relativism
The Danger of Relativism
Expansive Particularity
Integration
Order
Rank
The Problem: Christus Victor Versus Penal Substitution
Christus Victor Versus Penal Substitution
Christus Victor and Penal Substitution
Conclusion
8. Atonement: Reconciling Christus Victor and Penal Substitution
What Is the Problem?
Sin and Its Effects
Enmity With God and Bondage to Satan
What Is the Primary Problem?
The Community and the Cosmos
Violators and Victims
Bondage to Satan As a Result of Enmity With God
Who Is Satan?
The Tempter
The Deceiver
The Accuser
The Death-Bringer
Genesis 3
How Does Christ Conquer Satan?
A Fitting Remedy: Christus Victor Through Penal Substitution
Hebrews 2:5–18
Colossians 2:13–15
Revelation 12:9–11
1 John 3:4–9
Summary: Christus Victor Through Penal Substitution
Counterattack: The Works of Satan and the Ways of Jesus
Satan the Tempter—Jesus the Obedient One
Satan the Deceiver—Jesus the True and Faithful Witness
Satan the Accuser—Jesus the Propitiator
Satan the Death-Bringer—Jesus the Life-Giver
The Weaponry of the Battle (Ephesians 6:10–20)
Victorious Humanity
The Victory of Christ and Christians
When Does Christ’s Victory Decisively Happen?
Incarnation
Life
Resurrection
Ascension
The Centrality of the Cross In the Atonement
Why Does Christ Conquer Satan?
Beyond Rhetoric
Conclusion
9. Kingdom: The Cruciform Reign of God
The Cruciform Kingdom of God
Luther’s Theology of the Cross
The Cruciform Nature of the Kingdom
Jürgen Moltmann: A Cruciform Kingdom Without a King?
The Kingdom of God According to Moltmann
The Cruciform Nature of the Kingdom According to Moltmann
Cruciform Kingdom Without a King?
Evaluation of Moltmann
Moltmann’s Strengths
Moltmann’s Weaknesses
The Compassionate and Just King
The Compassionate King
The Just King
The Trinitarian Kingship of God
Following the King By Taking Up the Cross
Conclusion
10. Conclusion: Crown of Thorns
The Story of Redemption
The Logic of Redemption
Crown of Thorns
Bibliography
Scripture Index
Subject Index
Author Index
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