And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 NASB Became flesh – Suppose for just a moment that John is thoroughly Jewish. Suppose he is operating in the typical way Jews handled the Tanakh in the first century. Suppose he’s writing…
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 NASB The Word – Richard Rubenstein’s book, When Jesus Became God, investigates the battle between Arius and Athanasius in the early centuries of the Church. That battle ended with Athanasius as the victor, and established the Latin Roman Church’s…
In the beginning, God created . . . Genesis 1:1 NASB The – Of course, by now you know that the word here is bere’shiyt. There is no definite article. That means there is no “the” in this text. Try reading the text without the “the” and things change – dramatically. We have already learned…
In the beginning was the word . . . John 1:1 NASB Word – We are not going to go another round on the Trinitarian debate over this verse. What we are going to do is examine how much of the Hellenized world was influenced by the Greek concept of logos. To do that, we…
In the beginning was the Word, . . . John 1:1 Word – Almost all Christians are familiar with the Greek term logos. Its significance in Christian theology is beyond dispute. Most theologians recognize that the meaning of logos in the New Testament is not the same as the classical Greek use of logos. The…
In the beginning was the Word, . . . John 1:1 Word – There is no doubt at all that John does not use logos as the Greeks used logos. First, John deliberately structures his thought so that we are reminded of the opening verse of the Tanakh. Everyone knows that. Second, John replaces YHWH…
January 2 In the beginning, God created Genesis 1:1 Even Deeper The – Of course, by now you know that the word here is bere’shiyt. There is no definite article. That means there is no “the” in this text. Try reading the text without the “the” and things change – dramatically. We have already learned…
