The Passion Narrative (Practice Quiz)

Match the following theologian with their basic argument regarding theology of the cross.

• Bishop Robert Barron

• The cross continues to be present anywhere where people suffer injustice and oppression.

• Fr. Richard Rohr

• The cross satisfies the debt of human sin.

• St. Paul

• The cross stands as a critique of the world's view of success, power, and wisdom

• Ellacuria & Sobrino

• The cross exposes the universal lie of scapegoating and the lie that violence saves.

• St. Anslem of Canterbury

• The cross demonstrates God, through Jesus, entered into all aspects of pain and suffering; conquered them, and therefore, conquered sin.

Match the following theologian with their "theology of the cross"

• Ellacuria and Sobrino

• Wisdom of God

• St. Paul

• Transformative Suffering

• Bishop Robert Barron

• Power of the Cross

• St. Anslem of Canterbury

• Atonement Theory

• Fr. Richard Rohr

• Crucified Peoples

The various ​ (a)   seek to help us understand why the crucifixion is central to our salvation. Therefore, they are attempting to provide answers to the questions of ​ (b)   . At the same time, the crucifixion compels us to consider the reality of evil and suffering in our world, and how that can be reconciled with our beliefs that God is all-loving and all-powerful. This is known as ​ (c)  

• theologies of the cross
• soteriology
• theodicy
• atonement
• passion

"The cross is the ultimate sign of accepting and surrendering to the reality of death, which can be done because death is not something to fear--God can be trusted. Thus, the cross becomes true power."

• St. Paul

• St. Anslem of Canterbury

• Bishop Robert Barron

• Fr. Richard Rohr

• Ellacuria and Sobrino

"God became incarnate in Jesus (i.e., became human) in order to die for all human beings to satisfy the debt caused by humanity's individual and collective sins."

• St. Paul

• St. Anslem of Canterbury

• Bishop Robert Barron

• Fr. Richard Rohr

• Ellacuria and Sobrino

"God, through Jesus enters into the full limits of pain and suffering on the cross, but does not transmit that pain to others. The cross conquers the totality of pain and therefore conquers sin as well."

• St. Paul

• St. Anslem of Canterbury

• Bishop Robert Barron

• Fr. Richard Rohr

• Ellacuria and Sobrino

"It is Christ’s passion—the suffering of reality—that will save the world, when we are willing to join him in the pattern. Redemptive suffering instead of redemptive violence is thed Jesus way.”

• St. Paul

• St. Anslem of Canterbury

• Bishop Robert Barron

• Fr. Richard Rohr

• Ellacuria and Sobrino

"The crucifixion of Jesus compels anyone who claims to be Christian to stand in solidarity with all those who suffer and face oppression...the cross calls us to work for justice."

• St. Paul

• St. Anslem of Canterbury

• Bishop Robert Barron

• Fr. Richard Rohr

• Ellacuria and Sobrino

The theology of ​ (a)   would argue that Jesus' crucifixion was a once-and-for-all moment that saved all human beings past, present, future (provided they believe). In contrast, the theology of ​ (b)   makes the claim the crucifixion is on-going historical reality.

• atonement
• crucified peoples
• wisdom of God
• power of the cross
• Transformative Suffering

The crucifixion of Jesus compels us to avoid looking at and blaming "the other" for our pain, suffering, and instead learn to trust in holding the pain, knowing that it will not ultimately defeat us.

• Wisdom of the God

• Atonement Theory

• Power of the Cross

• Transformative Suffering

• Crucified People