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More Than Ambassadors: Reconciling People to God (Endnotes)

1. This fact is not well represented in the KJV version of the Bible, but is well represented in the NIV, NASB, ESV, NRSV, and even the NKJV. Close

2. For a very thorough discussion about the blessings of the next life, see our book; The Christian’s Hope: The Anchor of the Soul. Close

3. The astute student of Greek will recognize that presbeuo is a verb. It is “to be an elder, ambassador, or legate.” Close

4. Adolf Deissman, Light from the Ancient East, (Hendrickson Publishers, Peabody, MA, reprinted 1995), p. 374. Also for similar information see; Kittel, Gerhard. Kittel’s Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI, 1967. Close

5. Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Chicago. Close

6. A study of legates in the Roman world will show that not all of them were appointed by the Emperor, but that is our focus in this article. Close

7. Trevor Anderson (Editor), The Chambers Encyclopedia, (Published by Larousse Kingfisher Chambers, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2001). Close

8. A. T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament, (Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, MI, 1931), p. 233. Close