And killed the Prince of life, whom God has raised from the dead; of which we are witnesses.
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Ambrosiaster
AD 400
Now the Jews deserved to be punished all the more, because they did not know Christ the Creator, either by nature or by the law. He is our head. At God's behest we recognize Him as the author of our life. And to this gift God adds the Gentiles, indiciating that we have been saved by the grace of God.
The Author of Life:
It follows that the Life He had was not from another. The prince (or author) of evil would be he that first brought forth evil; the prince or author of murder, he who first originated murder; so also the Prince (or Author) of Life must be He Who has Life from Himself.
Whom God has raised from the dead:
In these words he establishes the doctrine of the Resurrection.
to whom we are witnesses:
Before, when he affirmed that He was risen, he adduced the testimony of David; now, having said it, he alleges the College of Apostles. Whereof we are witnesses, he says.
