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The Logos in John's Prologue Excerpt ‎John’s use of  logos  drew on a wide-range of Jewish and Greek concepts, evoking associations with the  ot , Hellenistic Jewish literature, and Greek philosophy. Using the title “the Word” for Jesus simultaneously invoked and subverted the assumptions of his Jewish and Greek audiences. His use of the term was a deliberate attempt to persuade them of the divinity of Jesus using categories of thought they would have been familiar with. ‎For Jews, John’s use of  logos  would have evoked the phrase, the “word of Yahweh.” This title was an important part of biblical traditions about Yahweh and His effective power over the universe. The phrase was regularly used to refer to Scripture as divine law ( Isa 2:3 ), written instruction ( Psa 119:11 ), and prophetic revelation ( Hos 4:1 ;  Ezek 6:1 ). More important, the “word of Yahweh” was depicted as an active force at work in the world to accomplish Yahweh’s will ( Isa...

The Logos in John's Prologue Excerpt ‎John’s use of logos drew on a wide-range of Jewish and Greek concepts, evoking associations with the OT , Hellenistic Jewish literature, and Greek philosophy. Using the title “the Word ” for Jesus simultaneously invoked and subverted the assumptions of his Jewish and Greek audiences. His use of the term was a deliberate attempt to persuade them of the divinity of Jesus using categories of thought they would have been familiar with. ‎For Jews, John’s use of logos would have evoked the phrase, the “[Word] of Yahweh.” This title was an important part of biblical traditions about Yahweh and His effective power over the universe. The phrase was regularly used to refer to Scripture as divine law ( Isa 2:3 ), written instruction ( Psa 119:11 ), and prophetic revelation ( Hos 4:1 ; Ezek 6:1 ). More important, the “Word of Yahweh” was depicted as an active force at work in the world to accomplish Yahweh’s will ( Isa 55:11 ; Jer 23:29 )....