must assume that the word has this meaning here also: the Son (the subject of the participle; cf. v. 3a) has been “appointed” Son of God by God the Father41 by virtue of his resurrection. This notion appears at first sight to be theologically troublesome (is the eternal sonship of Christ being denied?), but several considerations remove any difficulty. The idea that the resurrection caused Jesus to be, in some sense, appointed Son has parallels elsewhere in the NT. See, particularly, Paul’s proclamation
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