In his revolutionary book Cross Vision, Gregory A. Boyd proposed his groundbreaking "cruciform hermeneutic," a way for Christians to make sense of the violence of the Old Testament by seeing it through the crucifixion of Jesus. Now Boyd has teamed up with pastor Deacon Godsey to develop this study guide for individuals and groups. Using this guide, readers can work through Cross Vision chapter by chapter, consider various stories from the Bible, and hear from Boyd about questions that have come up since he wrote the book. The Cross Vision Study Guide is an essential aid for anyone wrestling with depictions of a violent God, yet living with faith in a peaceful Christ.
Gregory A. Boyd is an internationally recognized theologian, preacher, teacher, apologist, and author. He is the cofounder and senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in Maplewood, Minnesota, the founder and President of ReKnew Ministries (ReKnew.org), and the author or coauthor of more than twenty books, including Crucifixion of the Warrior God and Cross Vision.
Introduction 1. Week #1: Part I--The Elephant: Calling It Like It Is 2. Week #2: Part I--A Cruciform Through-Line: The Centrality of Christ Crucified 3. Week #2: Part II: Revolting Beauty: Learning to See the Cross as the Key Week #3: Building on Tradition: The Old and The New 5. Week #4: The Heavenly Missionary: Divine Accommodation 6. Week #5: Part I-- Rorschach God: Whose Image of God should we Trust? 7. Week #5: Part II--Echoes of a Pagan Warrior: Reading the OT in Its ANE Context 8. Week #6--Divine Aikido: God's Nonviolent Judgment 9. Week #7: Part I--Self-Punishing Sin: Divine Abandonment 10. Week #7: Part II--Doing and Allowing: The Dual-Speech Pattern of Scripture 11. Week #8: Part I--Cosmic War: What's Going On Behind the Scenes 12. Week #8: Part II--Creation Undone: The BIG-Big Picture 13. Week #9: Part I--Dragon-Swallowing-Dragon Warfare: How God Wins 14. Week #9: Part II-Misusing Divine Power: Those Temperamental Prophets 15. Week #10: Part I--Commanding Child Sacrifice: Trusting God in the Midst of Confusion 16. Week #10: Part II--Four Words of Encouragement Appendix 1: The Cruciform Hermeneutic in Summary Appendix 2: Truth Priorities
"The Bible is a violent book that ultimately points us to the nonviolent God revealed in Jesus Christ. But to trace how a violent sacred text leads us to the nonviolent Christ can present many a conundrum. Instead of shying away from this task, Gregory A. Boyd and Deacon Godsey seek to guide conversation partners through a serious engagement with the Bible in the definitive light of the cross. I'm confident that The Cross Vision Study Guide will help Christians to read the Bible in a way that is both faithful to the text and faithful to Christ." --Brian Zahnd, pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri and author of Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God
