Cross Vision Study Guide

by Gregory A. Boyd, Deacon Godsey

In his revolutionary book Cross Vision, Gregory A. Boyd proposed his groundbreaking "cruciform hermeneutic," a way for Christians to make sense of the violence of the Old Testament by seeing it through the crucifixion of Jesus. Now Boyd has teamed up with pastor Deacon Godsey to develop this study guide for individuals and groups. Using this guide, readers can work through Cross Vision chapter by chapter, consider various stories from the Bible, and hear from Boyd about questions that have come up since he wrote the book. The Cross Vision Study Guide is an essential aid for anyone wrestling with depictions of a violent God, yet living with faith in a peaceful Christ.

257 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 15, 2018

About the author

Gregory A. Boyd is the founder and senior pastor of Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minn., and founder and president of ReKnew. He was a professor of theology at Bethel College (St. Paul, Minn.) for sixteen years where he continues to serve as an Adjunct Professor.

Greg is a graduate of the University of Minnesota (BA), Yale Divinity School (M.Div), and Princeton Theological Seminary (PhD). Greg is a national and international speaker at churches, colleges, conferences, and retreats, and has appeared on numerous radio and television shows. He has also authored and coauthored eighteen books prior to Present Perfect, including The Myth of a Christian Religion, The Myth of a Christian Nation, The Jesus Legend (with Paul Eddy), Seeing Is Believing, Repenting of Religion, and his international bestseller Letters from a Skeptic.

Reviews

[Lila Diller · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend getting this study guide along with the book Cross Vision. Deacon Godsey does an excellent job both of distilling Greg's main points into summaries and of making you think through the material with the questions at the end of each chapter. When I want to go back and remember something from this teaching, I'm going to the study guide first because of the condensing of Greg's points into easy-to-read outlines, with sections for definitions, the big idea, and how this relates to Jesus, not to mention the relevant Q&A and recommended resources.

There were just a few typos, the most obvious (and annoying to me) was using "Jesus's" for the possessive of Jesus instead of the standard "Jesus'." Also, there was a question or two that wasn't worded quite clearly.

But the vast majority of the book was excellent, so helpful, and I recommend it to everyone -- you could almost read this instead of Cross Vision (if you trusted Greg's logic.) ;)

[Michael Klaassen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great guide that distills the main points of Cross Vision/CWG. If you ever plan on leading a small group or something similar through CV, I'd definitely get this as well. I also appreciated that they emphasize in the back of the book that this is NOT doctrine or something that defines one's faith in Christ; it is merely an opinion that is open to scrutiny and should be treated as such.