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Pilgrim said:
I'll give you just one example; the word hilaskomi as it is found in the NIV and the ASV:

Pilgrim,

Forgive me if I am wrong, but isn't the difference between these two phrases ("propitiation" and "sacrifice of atonement") miniscule when used in the context of the texts you privided?

My Vines says that "propitiation" is an equivilant for the OT use of "atonement." However, when "atonement" and "reconciliation" are confused (as the KJV did in Romans 5:11), then I can see your point. I also understand that "propitiation" and "atonement" can have different implications in the modern theological context, but unless we get unduly pedantic I don't see the problem with the NIV in this particular instance.

(Latin phrase goes here.)