Meanings
plural soteriologies
- countableuncountablelifestyleThe study or doctrine of salvation.
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.
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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 172All 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 28, George Craig Stewart, “An Epistle to the Gentiles”, in The Atlantic, →ISSN2012, 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.
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
Origin
From Ancient Greek σωτηρία (sōtēría, “salvation”) + -ology, from σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “savior”).
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Afrikaans soteriologie
- soteriologiestudy of salvation
Catalan soteriologia
- soteriologiastudy of salvation
Chinese Mandarin 救贖論 /救赎论
- 救贖論 /救赎论 (jiùshúlùn)study of salvation
Dutch soteriologie
- soteriologiestudy of salvation
Esperanto soteriologio
- soteriologiostudy of salvation
Finnish pelastusoppi, soteriologia
- pelastusoppistudy of salvation
- soteriologiastudy of salvation
French sotériologie
- sotériologiestudy of salvation
German Soteriologie
- Soteriologiestudy of salvation
Indonesian soteriologi
- soteriologistudy of salvation
Italian soteriologia
- soteriologiastudy of salvation
Japanese 救済論
- 救済論 (kyūsairon)study of salvation
Korean 구원론
- 구원론 (guwollon)study of salvation
Polish soteriologia
- soteriologiastudy of salvation
Portuguese soteriologia
- soteriologiastudy of salvation
Romanian soteriologie
- soteriologiestudy of salvation
Russian сотериология
- сотериология (soteriologija)study of salvation
Spanish soteriología
- soteriologíastudy of salvation
Swedish soteriologi
- soteriologistudy of salvation
Turkish soteryoloji
- soteryolojistudy of salvation
Cite this entry
soteriology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soteriology
“soteriology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/soteriology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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