Gospel of John Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Logos=== {{Main|Logos (Christianity)}} {{see also|John 1:1|In the beginning (phrase)}} In the prologue, the gospel identifies Jesus as the [[Logos (Christianity)|Logos]] or Word. In [[Ancient Greek philosophy]], the term {{transliteration|grc|[[logos]]}} meant the principle of cosmic reason.{{sfn|Greene|2004|p=p37-}} In this sense, it was similar to the Hebrew concept of [[Sophia (wisdom)|Wisdom]], God's companion and intimate helper in creation.{{sfn|Dunn|2015|p=350-351}} The [[Hellenistic Judaism|Hellenistic Jewish]] philosopher [[Philo]] merged these two themes when he described the Logos as God's creator of and mediator with the material world. According to [[Stephen L. Harris|Stephen Harris]], the gospel adapted Philo's description of the Logos, applying it to Jesus, the [[Incarnation (Christianity)|incarnation]] of the Logos.{{sfn|Harris|2006|pp=302β310}} Another possibility is that the title {{transliteration|grc|logos}} is based on the concept of the divine Word found in the [[Targum]]s (Aramaic translation/interpretations recited in the synagogue after the reading of the Hebrew Scriptures). In the Targums (which all post-date the first century but which give evidence of preserving early material), the concept of the divine Word was used in a manner similar to Philo, namely, for God's interaction with the world (starting from creation) and especially with his people, e.g. Israel, was saved from Egypt by action of "the Word of the {{LORD}}," both Philo and the Targums envision the Word as being manifested between the cherubim and the Holy of Holies, etc.{{sfn|Ronning|2010|p=}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page