Why Does Scripture Attribute Wrath to God?

notes for an apologetic

But in God may be no wrath, as to my sight.
Julian of Norwich

In a recent Open Table conversation, we briefly discussed 1 Thessalonians 2:16—“wrath has overtaken them at last”—and found ourselves provoked to this question: If the authors of Scripture knew that “wrath” conveys the threat of unbridled, anger, why would they attribute it to God? Why not use…