What the Bible says about Author of Salvation
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Acts 3:15 The word "Prince" is translated from the Greek archegos, which is translated "author" or "captain" in Hebrews 2:10. But here, Jesus Christ is called "the archegos of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses." In this context, the word has the sense of being "originator," someone who starts or begins something. An archegos is one who leads the way so that others may follow. It can also be translated "trailblazer," "scout," or "pioneer," and so it indicates one who leads into battle, blazes a trail, sets a pattern, one who initiates and guides. In the Daily Study Bible series commentary by William Barclay, he uses the illustration of a ship foundering on a rock. Someone jumps overboard with a rope and swims ashore, securing the line somewhere on the shore so that others are able to grab onto the rope and come to safety. The one who did it originally is an archegos. He fulfilled the role of an archegos. That is what Christ is. He is saving us from the jagged rock, from the loss of our hope of eternal life. That is His job. He is leading and guiding us to the safety of actually being in the Kingdom of God. John W. Ritenbaugh Wilderness Wandering (Part Five) Related Topics: Archegos | Author of Salvation | Captain of Salvation | Guide | Jesus Christ as Guide | Jesus Christ as Pioneer | Jesus Christ as Scout | Jesus Christ as Trailblazer | Pioneer | Scout | Trailblazer | Wilderness Wanderings

Hebrews 2:8-9 The Pathfinder, the Archegos, the Author of our salvation went before us. He is pulling us back to Him once again, saying, "This is what you can become. Don't neglect it!" (verses 1-3). "Pick up the pieces," He is saying, "and go on." John W. Ritenbaugh The Fourth Commandment (Part 4) Related Topics: Archegos | Author of Salvation | Forerunner | Jesus Christ as Author and Finisher of Faith | Jesus Christ as Example | Jesus Christ as the Archegos | Jesus Christ as the Author of Salvation

Hebrews 2:10-11 A keyword in these verses is "author," from the Greek word archegos, which is translated variously as "captain [KJV], author, pioneer, trail-blazer, and founder." One basic concept threads its way through all of the uses of this word: An archegos is one who begins something so that others may enter into it. An archegos can found a school that others may follow him into learning. An archegos can found a city that others may dwell in. An archegos can blaze a trail that others may follow. An archegos can begin a family that others may be born into it. If a ship is foundering on the rocks, and the only way to save the crew and passengers is for someone to swim ashore with a line and secure it to a tree or a rock so that others may gain the safety of the beach, the one who swims with the line is the archegos. He did a deed so that others may follow. Jesus is the archegos of our salvation. He blazed the trail! He set the pattern! He entered into God's Family that others may follow! And in blazing the trail, setting the pattern, entering God's Kingdom—He too was perfect! That is what the author of Hebrews writes. The author of our salvation was made perfect through suffering. Our Savior and High Priest completed His training in this way. Having done so, He is fully able to be the pioneer of our salvation, to ensure that we also will enter salvation and to be as He is. According to this verse, God did this to bring many sons to glory—the same glory that the Trailblazer, the Pioneer, the Author, the Captain has. John W. Ritenbaugh Related Topics: Archegos | Author of Salvation | Captain of Salvation | First of the Firstfruits | Firstfruits | Forerunner | Trailblazer

Hebrews 2:10 The NKJV reads "captain of their salvation." The KJV reads "author of their salvation," and He was made "perfect through sufferings." The word "author" or "captain" is translated from the Greek term archegos. It is a word capable of many translations. In secular Greek, in their pantheon of gods, Zeus was called "archegos" of the gods, meaning he was the head or the chief of all the gods. Incidentally, "head" or "chief" is archegos' simplest literal meaning. John W. Ritenbaugh Wilderness Wandering (Part Five) Related Topics: Archegos | Author of Salvation | Captain of Salvation | Israel's Wilderness Wanderings | Jesus Christ as the Archegos | Jesus Christ Made Perfect through Suffering | Made Perfect through Suffering | Wilderness Wanderings | Zeus

 

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