Philosophy and christian theology stanford encyclopedia of. He has also published one short story and numerous opinion. Announcements to recommend a religious theological resource to this online christian library send and email to. Consider, for example, the children of chronos in greek mythology, of whom zeus was the liberator. Greek philosopher plato logos logos is the greek term meaning the word. The influence of greek philosophy on the doctrine of trinity.
In addition, he has published some thirty articles on a wide range of subjects in classical greek philosophy and literature, as well as on contemporary issues. Theology blogs the theology exchange a new theology focus blog by dr. Greek philosophers like plato used logos not only of the spoken word but also of the unspoken word, the word still in the mind the reason. The word logos in the prologue of johns gospel is a word with a very. Logos, in greek philosophy and early christian theology, the divine reason. We see this word incorporated into a variety of technical terms such as biology a word about living things and theology a word about god. Hence this article takes a linguistic and theological approach briefly to present relevant aspects of ancient greek philosophy and of the biblical concept of wisdom as. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. We can find good evidence of this conception in the first book of aristotles lost.
The noun logos derives from the greek verb legein, meaning to say something significant. Although the concept is also found in indian, egyptian, and persian philosophical and theological systems, it became particularly significant in christian writings and doctrines as a. The meaning of logos in the prologue of johns gospel. Most of the schools of greek philosophy were represented among the.
He used the term, logos,refer more than 0 times in his writings, in many varied ways. Philo wrote allegories of old testament books authored by moses, interpreting them in the light of greek philosophy. According to the thomistic model, philosophy and theology are. Martin heidegger on the concept of logos being and time philosophy core concepts duration. Perhaps the most extensive accounting of the logos was by philo of alexandria, a hellenistic jew who lived around the time of christ. What is the relation between the logos of greek philosophy.
Pdf download systematic theology i, charles hodge pdf download. This theory is supported by the fact that philo is a nearcontemporary of john. The logos endiathetos and the logos prophorikos in allegorical interpretation. The logos and its function in the writings of philo of alexandria page 1 of 16 72900 the logos and its function in the writings of philo of alexandria. The author argues that a particular trajectory stemming from greek heraclitian and platonic philosophy to nonorthodox and early christian theologies provides a fruitful resource for contemporary discussions.
The book of wisdom, which was composed at alexandria a century before. The logos christology from sema perspective, tribal theology. Download pneuma and logos books, the role of the holy spirit in the writing of scripture and the role of the holy spirit. Cosmology and theology share a long held relationship with one another, explaining. Other similar books go to other books online books the arthur custance. The term logos is used a great deal in the old testament, although it does not have a univocal meaning.
Logos is a term in western philosophy, psychology, rhetoric, and religion derived from a greek. Hence, revelation signifies god unveiling himself to mankind. Wyckoff, pneuma and logos books available in pdf, epub, mobi format. Philo 20 bcad 50, a hellenistic jew from alexandria, wrote many books combining hebrew and greek theology and philosophy. Among its 27 books are selected recollections of the life and acts and. The concept became significant in christian writings and doctrines as a. Greek interpretation of the hebrew myth and foundations of christianity published in a journal from the radical reformation. Philo was committed to the jewish faith and found no conflict harmonizing jewish theology and greek philosophy. And in this book jung again emphasized that the animus compensates eros, while the. Wisdom books were keen observers of the world around them, and they.
The greek translation of the hebrew scriptures, the septuagint, renders logos hundreds of times across various books. Logos developed a wide variety of senses, including description, theory sometimes as opposed to fact, explanation, reason, reasoning power, principle, ratio, prose logos emerges as a philosophical term with heraclitus c. This is the logos theology and its attendant language of light. The greek term translated word in this verse is the word logos. This subject is addressed at length in the first apology of justin martyr 100165 ad. The word revelation is derived from the greek word apokalupsis, which means disclosure or unveiling. Toward a platonic conception of logos 1991 and of art and wisdom. The logos and its function in the writings of philo of. New books continue to be added on a regular basis, so be sure to bookmark this site for your future browsing convenience. For heraclitus, logos provided the link between rational discourse and the worlds rational structure. Understanding the concept of logos in greek philosophy 3. When applied to the universe, greeks were speaking to.
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