Over time, the theology of the Reformation was codified and dogmatized many times over in various forms, providing a defined platform for Protestant missions and evangelism for the next four hundred years. As historical and archaeological evidence began to mount in the early twentieth century, however, Protestants began to grapple with the Jewish background of the gospel. With the rediscovery of apocalyptic eschatology (Schweitzer et al.) and the proposal of its “realization” at the first coming of Jesus (Dodd et al.), the centrality of the cross began to veer. As inaugurationalism (whether full or partial) came into vogue, many of the traditional categories for interpreting the cross began to be redefined. - John P. Harrigan, The Gospel of Christ Crucified