Questions tagged [logos]
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Is the Law of 1st Mention in hermenuetics based on where it is first mentioned in the Bible or chronologically?
For example: John 1:1 says, "In the beginning was the Word (Logos)..." Even though this is the 4th gospel (Matt, Mark, Luke, John), it identifies the Logos as existing before the creation ...
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Why is it significant that Arius taught two Wisdoms? Was this a deviation of some kind?
Both Athanasius noted that Arius taught two Wisdoms. Athanasius wrote that in Arius’ theology,
“There are … two Wisdoms, one God's own who has existed eternally with
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Has Sozzini's 'Brevis explicatio in primum Johannis caput' been translated into English?
Lelio Sozzini (uncle of Socinus) wrote Brevis explicatio in primum Johannis caput, a commentary on the meaning of the Logos in John 1:1–15, and it was published in 1562. Sozzini held that the '...
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What is the Biblical basis for the logos being only the means for creation? [closed]
All things came into being through him, and apart from him not even one thing came into being that has come into being John 1:3
Are we given any indication that the logos made anything? Or is it ...
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According to those who hold that the Word at John 1:1 is a person, how do they explain 1 John 1:1 using 'that' instead of 'who' for the Word?
John 1:1 is
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word
was God.
Many Christians believe that the Word here = a person (Jesus, or the second person of the Trinity), and ...
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Is the word of God things themselves?
I once heard that the word of God is things themselves. But I can't find the source. If someone knows and can tell me, I would be very grateful!
We know that in the Gospel of John, the Word of God is ...
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Do Biblical Unitarians teach a current, "notional", glory of Jesus?
From what I understand, Biblical Unitarians believe that the pre-incarnational existence of Jesus (as trinitarians propose it) is actually a notional existence in the mind of God. In other words, the ...
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What is the biblical basis for the logos in John 1:1-3 not being Jesus (yet)?
1In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God. 2he was in the beginning with God. 3All things came into being through him, and without him not even one thing came ...
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Why wasn't the Logos included in the Nicene Creed?
When the First Ecumenical Council was summoned by Emperor Constantine I at Nicea, in 325 CE, Eusebius of Caesarea came with his local Creed, convinced that it would be accepted, or anyway used as a ...
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How do deniers of Jesus preincarnate existence handle all the personal pronouns in John 1, particularly verse10?
John 1:10 says:
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.
It is made clear in the context that the "he" who was in the world is the same &...
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Is Jesus the fullness of the Logos? [closed]
Jesus is the fleshly expression of the logos... The word became flesh.
It seems there are other aspects of the logos that are not Jesus.
God is always doing things, saying things apart from through ...
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Jesus... the word became flesh [closed]
Lots of interesting thought here, but no one seems to want to go back and ask about the 'logos'. John 1...
A word used over 300 times in NT, but never referred to as a person. Words like statement, ...
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How is the Logos person after incarnation? [closed]
I already searched in case my question has been questioned. But I cannot find it.
From this link I read :
Question: What does incarnate mean? How was Jesus God incarnate?
Answer: The Latin verb ...
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What is the relation between the Logos of Greek Philosophy and the Logos in Christianity?
The first known mention of the "logos" was by Greek philosopher Heraclitus who lived around 535 - 475 BC. The idea was subsequently developed further by other philosophers such as Aristotle.
The ...
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Why did Christianity not follow Philo of Alexandria's definition of logos?
Philo of Alexandria (20 BC – 50 AD), a Hellenized Jew, used the term Logos to mean an intermediary divine being, or demiurge. Philo followed the Platonic distinction between imperfect matter and ...
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