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When Paul wrote in Romans that "if the root is holy, so are the branches", what specifically was he referring to?

AThe Tree of Jesse.✓ Correct Answer
BAn olive tree outside the walls of Jerusalem.
CThe Tree of Life.
DHuman expression of the Holy Spirit.

Answer & Explanation

The Tree of Jesse.

In Romans 11, Paul uses this expression in talking about the relationship of the Jews to Gentile Christians. The "Tree of Jesse" is an expression of the blood relationship of Jesus to Jesse (and thus Abraham), where Jesse is compared to the root of a tree and Christ, the fruit.

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