Seth Vitrano-Wilson serves as the Director of Biblical Translation for Horizons International. He has served cross-culturally in the Middle East and Southeast Asia for over 15 years, where he is currently involved in orthography development and translation checking.
First and Last, Son and Lord: The Case for 'Root of David/Jesse' as a Sign of Jesus' Divinity
Abstract
Many modern translations treat ‘root’ in ‘Root of Jesse/David’ as a synonym for ‘descendant.’ Based on context in Revelation 22 and Isaiah 11, this paper argues that ‘Root of David/Jesse’ means not the descendant but rather the source or origin, indicating that Jesus is the very source of Jesse and David’s existence.
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