[B-Greek] META FOBOU KAI TROMOU (Phil 2:12, etc.)

Paul Toseland toseland at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Mar 22 14:25:24 EST 2004


Dear Arie,

>I remember a word study - not published - by Dr. Theo Kunst who 
>concluded that in the NT SWTHRIA means eschatological salvation,
>not salvation by conversion.

This certainly seems to be the case in most instances in Paul. 
However, in a couple of texts (2 Cor 1:6; Phil 1:19), I believe
the sense is 'deliverance', i.e. rescue from great danger. That
seems clear enough in the Philippians text, but a defense of my 
reading of the Corinthians passage would take us far beyond the 
parameters of the list!

Best regards

Paul Toseland
Bristol, UK





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