Nontrinitarianism

==== John 1:1 ====
In [[John 1:1]] there is a distinction between God and the Logos. Non-trinitarians claim a mistranslation of the second part of John 1:1 which, when literally translated word-for-word reads "and the word [logos] was with the God [ho theos]." Trinitarians contend that the third part of the verse (John 1:1c) translates as "and the Word was God", pointing to a distinction as subjects between God and the Logos but an equivalence in nature.<ref>{{cite book |last=Kruse |first=Colin G. |date=2004 |title=The Gospel According to John |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans |isbn=978-0-8028-2771-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6JYgc2iH_skC&q=%22Word+was+God%22+commentary&pg=PA62 |access-date=5 March 2015 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Ramsey Michaels |first=J. |date=2011|title=John |series=Understanding the Bible – Commentary |isbn=978-1-4412-3659-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zGr-amBm4PUC&q=%22Word+was+God%22+commentary&pg=PT30 |access-date=5 March 2015 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Earl |last=Radmacher |date=1999 |title=Nelson's New Illustrated Bible Commentary |publisher=Thomas Nelson |isbn=978-1-4185-8734-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rVkt20rhM9wC&dq=%22Word+was+God%22+commentary&pg=PT1356 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Gundry |first=Robert H. |date=2011|df=dmy-all |title=Commentary on John |series=Commentary on the New Testament |volume=4 |access-date=5 March 2015 |isbn=978-1-4412-3761-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RZg7yJva7LgC&q=Gundry+identical+distinguishable&pg=PT11 |via=Google Books}}</ref> Some nontrinitarians assert that the [[Koine]] Greek (''kai theos ên ho logos'') should be translated as "and a God was the Word" (or "and the Word was a god"). Based on their contention that the [[Article (grammar)|article]] of ''theos'' is [[wikt:anarthrous|anarthrous]], lacking a definite article, they believe the verse refers to Jesus' pre-human existence as "a god" or a divine one as distinct from "the God". Nontrinitarians also contend that the author of John's gospel could have written ''kai ho theos ên ho logos'' ("and the Word was the God") if that were his intended meaning.<ref>{{cite web |title=John 1:1c: "God", "divine", or "a god"? |website=OnlyTruGod.org |url=http://onlytruegod.org/defense/john1.1c.htm |access-date=24 November 2014}}</ref><ref name="Kaiser - Doctrine of God">{{cite book |last=Kaiser |first=Christopher B. |date=1982 |title=The Doctrine of God: A historical survey |series=Foundations for Faith |place=Westchester |publisher=Crossway Books |page=31}}</ref>