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This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general...

all creation,” where again the antecedent for use of the word πρωτότοκος (“firstborn”) in relation to creation is most obviously Wisdom (Prov. 8:22, 25; Philo, De ebrietate 30–31; Quaestiones in Genesin 4.97; cf. De virtutibus 62); it is “a commonplace of the Hellenistic synagogue” (W. L. Knox 159 n. 3).18 Here, however, we should note the ambiguity attaching to the imagery, since “firstborn” can mean first created being and/or that which has precedence over creation (NEB/REB use the similarly
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