Apostle to the Machines?: Paul’s Euangelion and the Salvation of Artificial Intelligence

This article is a thought experiment that asks, given the requisite circumstances, whether Paul the Apostle’s gospel could have any bearing on artificial intelligence. It finds that a reading of Paul’s gospel leaves the possibility open that sentient machines could be recipients of the salvation env...

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Main Author: Soon, Isaac T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Interpretation
Year: 2025, Volume: 79, Issue: 2, Pages: 114-125
Further subjects:B Paul the Apostle
B Salvation
B Ethnicity
B Anthropocentrism
B Gospel
B Death
B Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)
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Summary:This article is a thought experiment that asks, given the requisite circumstances, whether Paul the Apostle’s gospel could have any bearing on artificial intelligence. It finds that a reading of Paul’s gospel leaves the possibility open that sentient machines could be recipients of the salvation envisioned in the Apostle’s letters without the need for becoming human themselves.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00209643241310605