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[edit] The classical view of atonement?

"The ransom view of the atonement, sometimes called the classical view of atonement,[1] "

The reference given to ransom view being called "the classical view of atonement" is attributed to Religioustolerance.org In general it is not really legitimate to quote another web page as a source. Specifically, the Religious Tolerance entry on the Atonement is plagued with factual errors and is a bad source of information.

The term "classical view of atonement" in fact comes from Gustav Aulen and his book "Christus Victor". So the "classical view of atonement" according to Aulen is the Christus Victor view which is related to, but not the same as the Ransom view. Because of this the first sentence of this article is inaccurate and unless someone objects, I suggest it be removed.Sharktacos 17:49, 14 December 2006 (UTC)