Dynamis Eis Soterian: Eine Untersuchung Zum Semantischen Hintergrund Eines Neutestamentlichen Syntagmas

Bok av Marion Christina Hauck
This study shows that the syntagma dynamis eis soterian 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 dynamis eis soterian occurs. In a modified way it also appears in texts of the New Testament (Romans 1:16; 1 Peter 1:5): By using dynamis (theou) eis soterian 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 dynamis eis soterian.