Many New Testament texts bear witness to the faith of the rst Christians in the saving power of the name “Jesus”. This faith is related to the Old Testament signi cance of giving the names of things and of persons by God: calling with names corresponds closely to God’s role as Creator in relationship to His creative works and to His position as Savior of His people. This double function of naming and calling is pointed out in the Biblical texts on the grammatical and lexical level. The using the name “Jesus” by the New Testament authors and, rst of all, by the Synoptics emphasizes a soteriological meaning of the texts.