Re: Jesus, the word of God, the bible and authority
Re: Jesus, the word of God, the bible and authority
I think I understood what you said, I’m not sure what you’re "meaning" behind it was. Not in terms of value, but intention. I guess, what did you want me to think about?
In regard to logos I have first in mind is the gospel of John. I would consider minimal meaningful context to be the gospel of John if not just the first chapter. "In the beginning was the logos, and the logos was with God and the logos was God (or a god)…And the logos became flesh and lived among us." John 1:1, 14
Whatever logos means, the minimal meaningful context says that it (for lack of a better term) was in the beginning, was with God, and was God. It became flesh in Jesus Christ and, through it, came grace and truth.
If the minimal meaningful context is the gospel as a whole, I would imagine that the rest of the gospel provides "evidence" of this opening claim: that Jesus is the Word in the flesh.
Biblically, John 1 is often linked to Genesis 1 as if to signal a new creation. As God spoke and God’s Word became incarnate in creation, so God’s Word became incarnate in Jesus Christ to renew creation. Now the minimal meaningufl context is the whole Bible.
I guess I understood the Greek word logos to have something to do with pure forms or the One or eternal wisdom. These meanings fit even if they’re not the authentic one (which doesn’t mean the only one).
I think I babbled because I didn’t really understand what you are trying to get me to see.
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