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THEO 3413 Week One ALA:
Reading Response to McKnight’s A Community Called Atonement
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THEO 3413: Theology of Ministry Essentials
January 1, 2022
Instructions
Based on the assigned reading of McKnight’s, A Community Called Atonement
(1-114) answer the following eight questions. Please use the document in the resources folder titled “THEO 3415 Week One ALA” as a template. Save your document as, “Last First - THEO 3413 Week One ALA” before uploading to NU Online. Responses to questions and sub-questions should be 75-100 words each unless otherwise noted. Use complete sentences following the Turabian style guide including citations when appropriate.
Question 1
Explain how McKnight connects Jesus’ announcement of the kingdom of God with the ecclesial shape of the early church (Chapter 2). How can this connection help us understand the role of the Christian community today?
(Your response here.)
Question 2
McKnight uses six images or metaphors as entry points for understanding the concept of atonement (Chapters 3 and 4). List and briefly describe each below.
1.
With God and the Perichoresis - (Your response here.)
2.
With Humans as Eikons - (Your response here.)
3.
With Sin as Hyperrelational - (Your response here.)
4.
With Eternity as Worshiping Fellowship - (Your response here.)
5.
With the Ecclesial Community - (Your response here.)
6.
With Praxis as Reciprocal Performance - (Your response here.)
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Question 3
What is your response to the idea of atonement as penal substitution (Chapters 5-8)? How
should our cultural context influence how we describe God’s saving act for humanity?
(Your response here.)
Question 4
How does McKnight connect the events of Easter and Pentecost with his previous description of humans as “cracked Eikons
” (Chapters 9 and 10)?
(Your response here.)
Question 5
What is meant by the Christus Victor
as a theory of atonement? How does the concept of Christus Victor
add to our understanding of the atonement (Chapter 14)?
1.
(Your response here.)
Question 6
McKnight describes the impact of Pentecost in four distinct ways (Chapter 10). Briefly describe each and
suggest how each aspect can broaden our understanding of what it means to be
the people of God.
2.
New Covenant - (Your response here.)
3.
Ecclesial Formation - (Your response here.)
4.
Power to Transcend - (Your response here.)
5.
Fellowshipping Body - (Your response here.)
Question 7
Share three observations based on Chapter 11 (‘The Story of Jesus’) that you could incorporate into your observation of the Lords’ Supper as a leader or practitioner. 2
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(Your response here.)
Question 8
McKnight outlines basic ways in which early theologians thought about the issue of atonement (Chapters 13 and 14). In approximately 50 words each, provide one attractive quality of each theory and one potential drawback.
1.
Recapitulation - (Your response here.)
2.
Death and Life - (Your response here.)
3.
Incarnation - (Your response here.)
4.
Victory - (Your response here.)
5.
The Paschal Homily - (Your response here.)
6.
Mystery - (Your response here.)
7.
Identification - (Your response here.)
8.
For Incorporation – (Your response here.)
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Bibliography
McKnight, Scott. A Community Called Atonement
. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2007.
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