<P> Salvation (Latin: salvatio; Ancient Greek: σωτηρία, translit . sōtēría; Hebrew: יָשַׁע ‎, translit . yāšaʕ; Arabic: الخلاص ‎, translit . al - ḵalaṣ) is being saved or protected from harm or being saved or delivered from a dire situation . In religion, salvation is saving of the soul from sin and its consequences . </P> <P> The academic study of salvation is called soteriology . </P> <P> In religion, salvation is the saving of the soul from sin and its consequences . It may also be called "deliverance" or "redemption" from sin and its effects . Historically, salvation is considered to be caused either by the grace of a deity (i.e. unmerited and unearned); by the independent choices of a free will and personal effort (i.e. earned and / or merited); or by some combination of the two . Religions often emphasize the necessity of both personal effort--for example, repentance and asceticism--and divine action (e.g. grace). </P> <P> In contemporary Judaism, redemption (Hebrew ge'ulah), refers to God redeeming the people of Israel from their various exiles . This includes the final redemption from the present exile . </P>

When was salvation first conceived in the mind of god