Question

Which of the following metaphors is not used by Paul to interpret the significance of God's action in Jesus?


Sacrifice of atonement


144 000 elect ones


Redemption


Justified

Answer 1

The metaphor that is not used by Paul to interpret the significance of God's action in Jesus is "144,000 elect ones." This phrase is associated with the Book of Revelation and the concept of the 144,000 sealed servants of God, rather than with Paul's writings. The other terms—sacrifice of atonement, redemption, and justified—are indeed themes that Paul discusses in his letters.