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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...

The letters of Paul contain twelve of the twenty-four NT uses of the word sōtēr (“savior”). Ten of the twelve instances are in the Pastorals, of which six are in Titus. In the Pauline literature, as in the overall NT usage, savior (sōtēr) means “one providing salvation,” and often includes the related meanings of “deliverer” or “protector.” The salvation that the savior brings is principally spiritual and usually eternal in scope, but it is also linked to the physical dimension. In the