Jewish Temple Theology and the Mystery of the Cross

On the Day of Atonement, Israel's high priest offered one goat to the Lord and sent another away into the wilderness bearing the people's sins. How can Christ fulfill both of these seemingly opposite movements in a single saving work?

In Jewish Temple Theology and the Mystery of the Cross: Atonement and the Two Goats of Yom Kippur, Richard J. Barry IV, professor of theology at Providence College, takes up that question and draws nearer to the heart of the mystery of salvation, uniting careful biblical study with the Catholic theological tradition.