Another God in the Gospel of John?: A Linguistic Analysis of John 1:1 and 1:18
This article is a new study of the word θεός in the Gospel of John, especially in the cases in which it does not refer to the Father. In the Prologue, θεός is twice used to define the Word, the one close to the Father (1:1, 18). These instances are mostly understood as denoting divine quality shared...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Horizons in biblical theology
Year: 2022, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 141-171 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Johannesevangelium 1,1
/ Bible. Johannesevangelium 1,18
/ theos
/ Linguistic analysis
/ Monotheism
/ Christology
/ Arianism
/ Iustinus, Martyr, Heiliger -165
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBC Doctrine of God NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Justin Martyr
B Arianism B Christology B Gospel of John B Monotheism B Greek linguistics B θεός |
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| Summary: | This article is a new study of the word θεός in the Gospel of John, especially in the cases in which it does not refer to the Father. In the Prologue, θεός is twice used to define the Word, the one close to the Father (1:1, 18). These instances are mostly understood as denoting divine quality shared by the Father and the Word. It is argued that linguistic considerations are compelling enough to consider a different interpretation: the Word can be understood as a second, non-competitive deity, a notion that is not as incompatible with John’s monotheism as is generally thought. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2207 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Horizons in biblical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712207-12341451 |