Term
the ransom theory
The theory that Jesus Christ paid a ransom to release humanity from slavery to the devil.
Filed underChristologySoteriology
Definition
The atonement theory that suggests that Jesus Christ paid the ransom to release mankind from slavery to the devil that resulted from sin.
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Sources
- 1.Everett Ferguson Church History: Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013). 439Original citation: Ferguson, Everett. Church History. Volume One: From Christ to Pre-Reformation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013, 439.
Last revised August 14, 2026