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Fiva Savković
The Calling Metaphor in Paul's Epistles
A Study of Paul's καλέω-Terminology in Light of Cognitive Metaphor Theory
[Die Berufungsmetapher in den Paulusbriefen. Eine Untersuchung der paulinischen καλέω-Terminologie im Lichte der kognitiven Metapherntheorie.]
2025. XIX, 312 pages. forthcoming in
August 2025
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10.1628/978-3-16-164656-0 Summary
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Drawing on cognitive metaphor theory, Fiva Savković examines Paul's use of calling terminology and demonstrates how Paul integrated the Israelite understanding of divine calling, redefining it as God's action to bring humans into the ἐκκλησία - a community that shapes its identity in relation to Jesus Christ.