Did God punish Jesus on the cross? William Lane Craig vs Greg Boyd on Penal Substitution Atonement

Editor’s note: This post originally appeared on Think Apologetics. Tabernacle of David considers this resource trustworthy and Biblically sound.

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Most recently. well known Christian apologist and theologian William Lane Craig and theologian Gregory Boyd discussed the doctrine of the atonement and specifically whether penal substitution is biblical. This discussion was on the Unbelievable show. Dr. Craig has a new book on the atonement.

If you have not kept up on the atonement, here are some of the different views on the topic. As Craig notes, his view can be seen as compatible with the other views of the atonement which I discuss on the chart here.

Here is the clip. I found this to be a very interesting discussion.

For those that want to go deeper on the topic, here are some of my picks on the atonement.