The Cry of Dereliction: God Forsaken by God, Matthew 27:46
About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”, Jesus screams Psalm 22:1 in Aramaic — and the entire doctrine of atonement hangs on whether God the Father turned away.
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