Biblical Boundaries of Forgiveness

“This is a careful, thorough book that looks at all the biblical texts on forgiveness. Every page gives evidence of the author’s judicious judgments, pastoral insights, and wise engagement with others’ opinions. The book blends academic insight with realism and honesty about forgiveness. Hard questions are not ignored, and trite answers not offered. Christian pastors and ministers should read this book for themselves—and encourage their congregations to read it too.”


—Anthony Bash, author of Forgiveness and Christian Ethics





“In this book, Vee Chandler provides us with a detailed and perceptive analysis of the Christian concept of forgiveness and the role it plays in overcoming our estrangement from God and from one another. She also extensively explores the biblical basis of her analysis. In an age of individualism characterized by estrangement between people and nations, this book is very timely and more than welcome.”


—Vincent Brümmer, author of Atonement, Christology, and the Trinity





“Are Christians obliged to forgive those who forgive them? . . . Deftly navigating its way through a wealth of biblical material and rendering accessible a range of scholarly views on interpersonal forgiveness, this study carefully explores the interface between forgiveness and repentance. . . . Here there is no glib talk of ‘unconditional forgiveness’: there is instead . . . an exploration which gives due weight to the real significance of what our words mean when we say to someone who has wronged us, ‘I forgive you.’”


—Tim Carter, author of The Forgiveness of Sins