Soundings ¢ Dr Roland Chia is Chew Hock Hin Professor of Christian Doctrine at Trinity Theological College and Theological and Research Advisor at the Ethos Institute for Public Christianity (http://ethosinstitute.sg).
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or many, the prominent biblical theme and practice
We find, in the Old Testament, numerous accounts of
of sacrifice first appeared in the Bible in Genesis 4,
the sacrifices offered by God’s people, ranging from the
which records the sacrifices of Cain and Abel. But,
sacrifices of Noah (Gen 8:20) and Abraham (Gen 12:7–
as some scholars have rightly pointed out, the earliest
8, 13; 4:18; 22:13) to the elaborate sacrificial system
hints of sacrifice precede this account and is found in the
described in Leviticus. These sacrifices culminate in the
previous chapter where God provided Adam and Eve with
ultimate sacrifice offered by the incarnate Son of God,
coats of skin after the Fall (3:21).
Jesus Christ, when he died for sinful humanity on the cross of Calvary.
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