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Salvation (Soteria)

God's great rescue — drawing humanity out of sin and death into life that never ends

Salvation, soteria in Greek, is the whole of God's rescue of humanity from sin and death into eternal life with him. It runs throughout the New Testament as the heart of the gospel, embracing forgiveness, reconciliation, and the gift of life beyond the grave. Christians of every tradition affirm that salvation is God's work on behalf of a humanity unable to save itself, accomplished through Christ.

How it traveled

  1. 1 Peter
    Rome · 64
    explains
  2. Romans
    Corinth · 67
    explains
  3. 1 Corinthians
    Ephesus · 67
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  4. Ephesians
    Rome · 67
    explains
  5. Hebrews
    Rome · 67
    explains
  6. 1 Timothy
    Ephesus · 67
    explains
  7. Matthew
    Antioch · 80
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  8. Acts
    Rome · 84
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  9. Luke
    Rome · 84
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  10. John
    Ephesus · 100
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  11. 1 John
    Ephesus · 100
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  12. Dialogue with Trypho
    Rome · 165
    explains
  13. The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius
    Caesarea · 339
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  14. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  15. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  16. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  17. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. John
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  18. The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Timothy, Titus, and Philemon
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
    explains
  19. The Commentary and Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Galatians and Ephesians
    Constantinople (Istanbul) · 407
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  20. City of God
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  21. Expositions on the Book of Psalms
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  22. A Treatise on the Merits and Forgiveness of Sins, and on the Baptism of Infants
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  23. Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. John
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  24. Letters of St. Augustin
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  25. Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New Testament
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  26. The Confessions
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  27. The Enchiridion
    Hippo Regius · 430
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  28. Anselm's Cur Deus Homo
    Canterbury · 1109
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  29. Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)
    Paris · 1274
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  30. Treatise on the Sacraments (qq[60]-90)
    Paris · 1274
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  31. Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from It
    Geneva · 1564
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  32. Seventeen Occasional Sermons
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  33. XIV Five discourses on the soul's eternal salvation
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  34. Fifteen Sermons. On Various Subjects
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  35. The great christian doctrine of original sin defended
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  36. A History of the Work of Redemption
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  37. The Wisdom of God Displayed in the Way of Salvation
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  38. Inquiry Concerning Qualification for Communion
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  39. Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New England
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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  40. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts
    Northampton, Massachusetts · 1758
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