~
The ancient Greeks, such as Aristotle defined logos as an argument from reason -- one of the three modes of persuasion. An argument based on logos needs to be logical, thus the term 'logic' derives from it. Jewish historian Philo, who lived just after the death of Yeshua (20 BC - 50 AD), used the term logos to mean the creative principle. Philo followed the Platonic distinction between imperfect matter and perfect idea. The logos was necessary, he taught, because G-d cannot come into contact with matter. He sometimes identified logos as divine wisdom (Jewish Encyclopedia).
The Greek translation for "logos" is Λόγος, which derives from the root word λεγ and appearing as λεγω. We find this word used in the Septuagint, οἱ δέκα λόγοι, which carries the meaning as "the ten words" found in Exodus 34:28. It's original Greek meaning is expressed as to lay, then to pick up and regather; hence the thought process was meant to be defined as to regather the words and to speak forth. It is a collection of inwards thoughts, a mindset or a view of belief expressed within words and then spoken outward. We can compare this to Italian word, ragionare, which means to think and to speak. ( Ref: http://www.bible-researcher.com/logos.html)
The rendering of "WORD" is completely illogical in the first chapter of John unless one is already predisposed to belief in the Trinity and intentionally biases the translation to support a "mysterious" inner meaning. The historic precedent mentioned earlier and the more clear rendering of Divine "plan" or "motive" or "thought" or "intent" makes far more sense and removes all mystery!
In Christology, the conception that Yeshua is the Logos ("word", "speech", or "reason") has been important in establishing the doctrine of Yeshua's divinity, as well as that of the Trinity, as set forth in the Chalcedonian Creed.The conception derives from the opening of the gospel of John: "In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God." In the KJV, and most other English editions, Logos is translated as "Word", however in theological discourse, the word Logos is often left untranslated.
The ancient Greeks, such as Aristotle defined logos as an argument from reason -- one of the three modes of persuasion. An argument based on logos needs to be logical, thus the term 'logic' derives from it. Jewish historian Philo, who lived just after the death of Yeshua (20 BC - 50 AD), used the term logos to mean the creative principle. Philo followed the Platonic distinction between imperfect matter and perfect idea. The logos was necessary, he taught, because G-d cannot come into contact with matter. He sometimes identified logos as divine wisdom (Jewish Encyclopedia).
The Greek translation for "logos" is Λόγος, which derives from the root word λεγ and appearing as λεγω. We find this word used in the Septuagint, οἱ δέκα λόγοι, which carries the meaning as "the ten words" found in Exodus 34:28. It's original Greek meaning is expressed as to lay, then to pick up and regather; hence the thought process was meant to be defined as to regather the words and to speak forth. It is a collection of inwards thoughts, a mindset or a view of belief expressed within words and then spoken outward. We can compare this to Italian word, ragionare, which means to think and to speak. ( Ref: http://www.bible-researcher.com/logos.html)
The rendering of "WORD" is completely illogical in the first chapter of John unless one is already predisposed to belief in the Trinity and intentionally biases the translation to support a "mysterious" inner meaning. The historic precedent mentioned earlier and the more clear rendering of Divine "plan" or "motive" or "thought" or "intent" makes far more sense and removes all mystery!
In Christology, the conception that Yeshua is the Logos ("word", "speech", or "reason") has been important in establishing the doctrine of Yeshua's divinity, as well as that of the Trinity, as set forth in the Chalcedonian Creed.The conception derives from the opening of the gospel of John: "In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God." In the KJV, and most other English editions, Logos is translated as "Word", however in theological discourse, the word Logos is often left untranslated.
No comments:
Post a Comment