
Why Did Jesus Have To Die?
The Meaning of the Crucifixion
Adam Hamilton(Author)
Abingdon Press
Published on 16. December 2025
Book
Hardback
144 pages
978-1-7910-4061-1 (ISBN)
Description
When words fall short, the cross still speaks. Despite the crucifixion's central place in Christian faith, the New Testament offers few clear answers about how Jesus' death saves, or why, exactly, he had to die. The New Testament writers use a host of metaphors--ransom, sacrifice, reconciliation, victory--but never explain exactly how it works or why it had to happen this way. What if that's because we've been asking the wrong question? What if the cross isn't a transaction to be explained, but a living Word from God meant to transform who we are and how we live? In addition to the book, other study components include a Leader Guide, DVD, and Sermon and Worship Download.
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Edition
Why Did Jesus Have to Die? ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Nashville, Tennessee
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 218 mm
Width: 147 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7910-4061-1 (9781791040611)
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12/2025
Abingdon Press
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Person
Adam Hamilton is senior pastor of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing, most highly visible churches in the country. The Church Report named Hamilton's congregation the most influential mainline church in America, and he preached at the National Prayer Service as part of the presidential inauguration festivities in 2013. Hamilton is the best-selling and award-winning author of The Walk, Simon Peter, Creed, Half Truths, The Call, The Journey, The Way, 24 Hours That Changed the World, John, Revival, Not a Silent Night, Enough, When Christians Get It Wrong, and Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White, all published by Abingdon Press.