Another contributing factor to the many different theories of the atonement is that much of what we can learn about the atonement needs to be understood from the experience and perspective of God’s people under the Old Covenant sacrificial system.
Sababu nyingine inayochangia kwa nadharia mbalimbali ya upatanisho ni kwamba sehemu kubwa ya kile tunachoweza kujifunza juu ya upatanisho kinahitaji kueleweka kutokana na uzoefu na mtazamo wa watu wa Mungu chini ya Agano la Kale katika mfumo wa sadaka.