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Dynamis eis Soterian

Investigating the Semantic Background of a New Testament Syntagma

In: Novum Testamentum
Author:
Marion Christina Hauck LMU München Germany

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10 Jun 2019
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Abstract

This study shows that the syntagma δύναµις εἰς σωτηρίαν was widely used in ancient Greek literature of the Classical, Hellenistic, and Greco-Roman periods. A semantic context analysis reveals that “danger” is the common intersection of all contexts in which the syntagma δύναµις εἰς σωτηρίαν occurs. In a modified way it also appears in texts of the New Testament (Rom 1:16; 1 Pet 1:5): By using δύναµις (θεοῦ) εἰς σωτηρίαν in a context focused on danger, Paul (as well as the author of 1 Peter) indicates that his use of the syntagma is consistent with the pagan, non-biblical use of δύναµις εἰς σωτηρίαν.

Title:
Dynamis eis Soterian
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/15685365-12341636
Language:
English
Pages:
227–252
Keywords:
syntagma δύναµις εἰς σωτηρίαν; context; danger; means of salvation; weapon; (bribe) money; justice; power to save; apostle Paul
In:
Novum Testamentum
In:
Volume 61: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1568-5365
Print ISSN:
0048-1009
Subjects:
New Testament & Early Christian Writings, Biblical Studies, Biblical Interpretations

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