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Substitution
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Substitution
Arsinoë
put her own son in place of Orestes; her son was killed and Orestes was saved. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 32]
Barabbas
robber freed in Christ’s stead. [N.T.: Matthew 27:15–18; Swed. Lit.: Barabbas]
Canty, Tom
young beggar takes to throne in prince’s stead. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper]
Edward, Prince of Wales
kingling becomes urchin in clothing exchange. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper]
George, Tobey
after Marcus’s death, replaces him in his family. [Am. Lit.: The Human Comedy]
Hagar
thinking herself barren, Sarah offers slave to Abraham. [O.T.: Genesis 16:1–4]
Leah
deceptively substituted for Rachel in Jacob’s bed. [O.T.: Genesis 29:22–25]
whipping boy
surrogate sufferer for delinquent prince. [Eur. Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 942]


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And those who believe in the objective truth of the Gospel also believe that Christianity brought salvation from sin through the substitutionary death of Jesus Christ on the Cross.
Apocalypto: Mel Gibson's new movie depicts pre-Christian civilization ... by Eidsmoe, John / The New American
Haight resists (as I think he should) the idea of substitutionary atonement, but seems to go further and resist the idea that there is anything at all salvific about the cross, or that it is central to Christology.
Malnourished by Garvey, John / Commonweal
In the nineteenth century liberal theologians denied that God created the world in six days, commanded the genocidal extermination of Israel's ancient enemies, demanded the literal sacrifice of his Son as a substitutionary legal payment for sin, and verbally inspired the Bible.
American liberal theology: crisis, irony, decline, renewal, ambiguity by Dorrien, Gary / Cross Currents
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