• Mic 5:2 — But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, f
• Prov 8:22 — The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
• Prov 8:23 — I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

8 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Anglican · Anglican
• Baptist · Baptist
• Roman Catholic · Catholic
• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Lutheran · Lutheran
• Eastern Orthodox · Orthodox
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

17 passages from 10 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Against the Arians (Orationes contra Arianos) · 3 passages
• Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica) · 3 passages
• On the Decrees of Nicaea (De Decretis) · 2 passages
• Against Praxeas · 2 passages
• Homilies on Matthew · 2 passages
• Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 1 passage
• The Shepherd of Hermas · 1 passage
• De Principiis (On First Principles) · 1 passage
• Commentary on the Gospel of John · 1 passage