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Revelation 2:10, Epexegetical Genitive

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Revelation 2:9–11

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What is the “crown of life” (Rev 2:10)?  In this weekend edition, Dr. Plummer talks about epexegetical genitives and how a first-century reader would have understood the Greek word στέφανος (“crown”).