Do the Holy Week Hymns Teach PSA?

About this episode

Fr Thomas explores whether the Holy Week hymns convey the idea of the Father punishing His Son during the crucifixion in the context of Penal Substitutionary Atonement.

In a follow-up to previous episodes on an Orthodox Christian response to Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA), Fr Thomas leads us through a deep-dive into the services of Holy Week. Is the Church teaching us that the Father is punishing His Son in the crucifixion?

People in this episode

Host: Fr Thomas

Topics covered

• Holy Week
• Penal Substitutionary Atonement
• Orthodox Christianity
• Crucifixion
• Church teachings

Keywords

• Holy Week
• hymns
• Penal Substitutionary Atonement
• Orthodox Christianity
• crucifixion
• Church teachings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Orthodox Christian, Church

Books & works: Holy Week Hymns

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