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This collection of essays edited by Colin Gunton provides a broad treatment of the theological doctrine of reconciliation. The papers are designed to present a broad treatment of the subject, including contributions on scripture, ethics and the church, as well as a bearing of other theological topics—Trinity, Christology—on the central question. There is an introduction by the editor, who also...

The noun katallage occurs four times in theological contexts, though in a highly differentiated manner. Colossians 1:20–2 and Ephesians 2:16 employ the curious expression with a double preposition apokatalasso, perhaps an indicator for a shift in the application of the concept. The root of the word signifies a change or an exchange and is used by classical Greek authors in a metaphorical sense for exchanging enmity, wrath and war with friendship, love and peace. The New Testament uses of the expression,
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