Drawing on cognitive metaphor theory, Fiva Savkovi 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 - a community that shapes its identity in relation to Jesus Christ.

Beginning with ancient conceptualizations of metaphor and extending to contemporary cognitive semantics, Fiva Savkovi first describes and elucidates metaphor as a cognitive phenomenon. By connecting these insights to speech act theory, she examines the metaphorical aspects of divine calling as used in the Old Testament and ancient Greco-Roman literature. In its main section, her study examines how the apostle Paul employed the metaphor of calling. The main insight is that Paul integrated the traditional Israelite understanding of divine calling as an integral aspect of God's creation, unfolding throughout history through his interactive engagement with humans to fulfill God's salvific plan for his people. Importantly, Paul linked this concept to the Christ event, redefining calling as God's action of bringing humans into the community of Jesus Christ, resulting in the formation of the - a community of those called by God to shape their identities in relation to Jesus Christ.

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Born 1983; 2002-07 studies of World Literature and Literary Theory; 2007-13 studies of Orthodox Theology; 2018-25 doctoral studies at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology; 2025 PhD in Theology (University of Belgrade); lives at the Serbian Orthodox monastery of Gradac.