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The Dictionary of Paul and His Letters is a one-of-a-kind reference work. Following the format of its highly successful companion volume, the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, this Dictionary is designed to bring students, teachers, ministers and laypeople abreast of the established conclusions and significant recent developments in Pauline scholarship. No other single reference works...

Outside the Pastorals the term savior appears only in Ephesians 5:23 and Philippians 3:20. In considering these passages it is instructive to compare the usage in Acts 13:23, where Luke records Paul’s early preaching. In Acts 13:16–41 Paul addresses Jews and Gentile God-fearers in the synagogue at Pisidian Antioch (Acts 13:14) on his first missionary journey. He proclaims Jesus as the “Savior” whom “God has brought to Israel” (Acts 13:23 NIV) from David’s line