tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post1668947594727171396..comments2023-09-27T05:12:31.333-04:00Comments on Ancient Christian Witness: Expiation vs PropitiationJnormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06749159886390240183noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8836001125267727609.post-69428280211078654522011-06-27T02:23:52.524-04:002011-06-27T02:23:52.524-04:00Propitiation and expiation are alternate translati...Propitiation and expiation are alternate translations of the same Greek word, but the theological implications are quite different. The patristic quotations in English, of course, may reflect the translator's own perspective. It is helpful from an grammatical/exegetical perspective to consider whether God or sins are the subject of a given passage or quotation since propitiation has reference to God (whose attitude is supposedly changed from wrath to acceptance) whereas expiation has reference to sin. Also the question is raised whether God Himself changes, as is tacitly presupposed by propitiation, but not by expiation. http://katachriston.wordpress.com/2011/06/22/propitiation-or-expiaxariskaihttp://katachriston.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com