In March 2004 Zondervan published a new book by Steve Chalke with Alan Mann under the title The Lost Message of Jesus.
Various aspects of the book have provoked criticism from evangelicals. In particular, the comments in the book on the meaning of the cross have come under fire.
Following the critical response and in order to spell out his views, Chalke has written a new piece entitled 'Redeeming the Cross', published online at the Oasis website and attributed to Chalke on his own. It can be found at www. oasistrust.org/Standard.asp?id=3773. In this article I set out the arguments in this paper and respond to them.
