Soteriology

//səʊtɪəɹɪˈɒləd͡ʒi// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study or doctrine of salvation. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    the branch of Christian theology that deals with salvation as the effect of a divine agency wordnet

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apologeticsdivinitydogmaticseschatologyhagiographyrationalism

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"Which do you like better about your religion, the soteriology or the eschatology?"

Etymology

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

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