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soteriology en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /səʊtɪəɹɪˈɒləd͡ʒi/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σωτηρία (sōtēría, “salvation”) + -ology, from σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The study or doctrine of salvation.
   • The issue of soteriology in the fourth gospel remains vexed. 2022, R. G. William Loader, Christology, Soteriology, and Ethics in John and Hebrews, Mohr Siebeck, page 139:
   • 2012, Richard Lints, 11: Soteriology, Kelly M. Kapic, Bruce L. McCormack (editors), Mapping Modern Theology, Baker Publishing Group (Baker Academic), page 264, Transformationist soteriologies in the nineteenth century supposed that the transformation of individuals by the gospel surely impacted their relation to God while relational soteriologies of the same period inevitably discussed the implications of Christianity upon the character of those who believed it.
   • 1998 [Mohr Siebeck], Timo Eskola, Theodicy and Predestination in Pauline Soteriology, 2018, Wipf and Stock, page 302, As we have seen during this study, most interpreters of Paul's theology have concluded that his soteriology is of a mystical nature.
   • All our theology, all our Christology, all our soteriology, all our doctrine of sin and salvation, of sacrifice, of atonement, of priesthood, of prayer, of worship, of world redemption, are colored through and through with Jewish concepts and bear upon them the inextinguishable evidence of their debt to those whose genius for religion justifies their title to be in a very real sense the chosen people of God. 1938 February 14, George Craig Stewart, “An Epistle to the Gentiles”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN:
   • BY the Soteriology of the Bible we mean the Doctrine of the Messiah's mediatorial work for man's salvation, as gradually revealed in Holy Scripture. 1876, John Pilkington Norris, Rudiments of Theology, E. P. Dutton, page 172:

Forms

Deriveds

soteriologist · soteriologically · soteriologic · soteriological

Translations (22)

fi pelastusoppi (study of salvation) · cmn 救贖論 /救赎论 (study of salvation) · nl soteriologie (study of salvation) · sv soteriologi (study of salvation) · fr sotériologie (study of salvation) · ia soteriologia (study of salvation) · eo soteriologio (study of salvation) · ca soteriologia (study of salvation) · ja 救済論 (study of salvation) · ko 구원론 (study of salvation) · es soteriología (study of salvation) · pl soteriologia (study of salvation) · kmr soteryolojî (study of salvation) · pt soteriologia (study of salvation) · it soteriologia (study of salvation) · fi soteriologia (study of salvation) · af soteriologie (study of salvation) · id soteriologi (study of salvation) · ru сотериология (study of salvation) · ro soteriologie (study of salvation) · de Soteriologie (study of salvation) · tr soteryoloji (study of salvation)