The nature and extent of the atonement of Jesus during the crucifixion
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The word in the New Testament that is translated as "atonement" in the King James Version is καταλλαγή and it appears only once (in Romans 5:11) as "atonement" in English, but is translated as "reconciliation" in the other instances (Romans 11:15; 2 Corinthians 5:18-19). In Romans 5:11, the KJV footnotes "reconciliation" as an alternate translation for the word.
In the ESV (from which I believe you quote above) it is translated as "reconciliation" in all 4 instances.
The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines "atonement" as "reparation for a wrong or injury", whereas "reconciliation" is defined as "an instance or occasion of friendly relations being restored". There is a great gulf between these two meanings.
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The Greek phrase "wrath of God" is οργη θεου. The phrase appears only twice in the New Testament.
- John writes that the wrath of God will be visited upon those who do not believe in His Son (3:36).
Paul writes that the wrath of God is revealed against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men (Romans 1:18).
The same Greek phrase also appears occasionally in the Septuagint, but always in the context of God being angry with Israel (e.g. Numbers 12:9).
It does not appear in New Testamant Scripture that God visited His wrath upon His Son.
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