Sōtēria: salvation in early Christianity and antiquity : : festschrift in honour of Cilliers Breytenbach on the occasion of his 65th birthday / / edited by David du Toit, Christine Gerber, Christiane Zimmermann.

• Superior document: Novum Testamentum, Supplements; volume175
• TeilnehmendeR: Breytenbach, Cilliers, 1954-; Du Toit, David S.,; Gerber, Christine,; Zimmermann, Christiane,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Novum Testamentum, Supplements; volume175.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (705 pages).
• Notes: Includes index.
• Other title: Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Preface /
• ISBN: 9004396888
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by David du Toit, Christine Gerber, Christiane Zimmermann.

In Sōtēria: Salvation in Early Christianity and Antiquity, an international team of scholars assembles to honour the distinguished academic career of New Testament scholar Cilliers Breytenbach. Colleagues and friends consider in which manner concepts of salvation were constructed in early Christianity and its Jewish and Graeco-Roman contexts. Studies on aspects of soteriology in the New Testament writings, such as in the narratives on Jesus’ life and work, and theological interpretations of his life and death in the epistolary literature, are supplemented by studies on salvation in the Apostolic Fathers, Marcion, early Christian inscriptions and Antiochian theology. The volume starts with some exemplary studies on salvation in the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea scrolls, the Septuagint, and popular Graeco-Roman literature and philosophy. Furthermore, some contributions shed light on the ancient cultural background of early Christian soteriological concepts.