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Revelation 3
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revelation.3.rev314Beginning
ἡ ἀρχὴ τῆς κτίσεως τοῦ θεοῦ
TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence
How is Jesus related to God’s creation?
ἀρχή can mean beginning, origin, source, or ruler. ‘Beginning of creation’ preserves the Greek but can sound like Jesus is the first creature; ‘source of creation’ emphasizes agency, while ‘ruler’ emphasizes supremacy.
Why this default
‘Source’ best fits the following claim that Christ originates God’s creative work and avoids making him the first item within the created order.
Evidence
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Project defaultthe source of God’s creation
Project default
Alternativethe beginning of God’s creation
Alternate rendering
Alternativethe ruler over God’s creation
Supremacy rather than temporal origin foregrounded
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