Re: PROTOTOKOS
Bill and Ginger Dickson (caregrp@ballistic.com)
Thu, 20 Feb 1997 07:06:10 +0400
Concerning PROTOTOKOS, If we interpret Col. 1.15 in the light of Col. 1.18
PROTOTOKOS EK TON NEKRON 'INA GENETAI EN PASIN AUTOS PROTEUON, it seems
plausible that the primacy of heirship is in view, the rights of
primogeniture. This association with the rights of inheritance is explicit
in Heb. 1 where the prototokos is contrasted with the angels who worship
him. He is said to "be heir of all things" KLORONOMON PANTON and to have
inherited KEKLERONOMEKEN a more excellent name than they in v. 4. The
first-born is the principal heir (BeKOR--Heb.).
Bill+
The Rev. Dr. R. William Dickson
Chaplain of All Saints Episcopal School
Tyler, TX
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