“MyGod,MyGod,whyhaveyouforsakenme?“HowshouldaChristianinterpretthispassage?Whatimplicationsdoesthecrosshaveforthetrinitariantheology?DidtheFatherkilltheSon?TheologianThomasMcCallpresentsatrinitarianreadingofChrist’sdarkestmoment--themomentofhisprayertohisheavenlyFatherfromthecross.McCallrevisitsthebiblicaltextsandsurveysthevariousinterpretationsofJesus?cry,rangingfromearlychurchtheologianstotheReformationtocontemporarytheologians.Alongtheway,heexplainsthetermsofthescholarlydebateandclearlymarksoutwhathebelievestobethehistoricallyorthodoxpointofview.ByapproachingtheSon’scrytotheFatherasaneventinthelifeoftheTriuneGod,Forsakenseekstorecoverthetruepoignancyoftheorthodoxperspectiveonthecross.
