Rethinking John 1:1: The Word was Godward
The presence of wisdom “with” God at or before creation is well attested in Jewish sapiential traditions. Given the widespread recognition that the logos of John’s prologue corresponds with sophia in such traditions, it has become natural to read John 1:1b as virtually all English translations do—th...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2021
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Novum Testamentum
Jahr: 2021, Band: 63, Heft: 1, Seiten: 44-62 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Bibel. Johannesevangelium 1,1
/ Interpretation
/ Platonismus
/ Geschichte 50-200
/ Philo, Alexandrinus 25 v. Chr.-40
/ Numenius, Apamensis ca. 2. Jh.
/ Alkinoos ca. 2. Jh.
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| RelBib Classification: | HC Neues Testament HD Frühjudentum VA Philosophie |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Middle Platonism
B Philo of Alexandria B Gospel of John B Alcinous B Logos B Numenius of Apamea |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The presence of wisdom “with” God at or before creation is well attested in Jewish sapiential traditions. Given the widespread recognition that the logos of John’s prologue corresponds with sophia in such traditions, it has become natural to read John 1:1b as virtually all English translations do—that is, as “and the word was with God.” Through comparative analysis of the role of divine intermediary figures in Middle-Platonism and Philo of Alexandria, this article argues against the majority interpretation by providing new arguments and a new conceptual framework for the reading, “and the Word was Godward.” |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-12341691 |