Pronouns in John 1:1 and 1 John 1:1-4

KJohn36574 at aol.com KJohn36574 at aol.com
Fri Dec 24 13:49:45 EST 1999


Carl,

I appreciate your "synthesis" however, I presented a synthesis too. I not 
only discussed Jewish origins of John's Logos, but quoted Blackwelder's 
definition which is part of the essential Grecian meaning, at least it is in 
my lexicons.

Where my new insight rest is not just on the word Logos but on the context of 
the previous phrase "en archee", which is a Hebrew "In the Beginning" , not a 
Greek one. While John may have written his Gospel in Greek, his concept 
reflects a Hebraic origin. Based upon the assumption that John's concept of 
en archee is Jewish, his thoughts about the beginning and creation will be 
completely foreign to Greek cosmology and, as a result, strike at the very 
core of the Gnostic heresies that he was probably battling at Ephesus in the 
late first century A.D.

Greek Concept                                    Hebrew Concept
beginning as a decline                         beginning as an ascent
Pessimistic/accidental                        Optimistic/purposeful
Matter eternal                                     Matter had a beginning
Creation/gods side by side                   Creator over creation

Claude Tresmontant, "A Study of Hebrew Thought" tr. by Michael Francis Gibson 
(New York Descies Company, 1960), pp. 4-5.

Hope I wasn't too theological, but I think my viewpoint wasn't presented 
accurately or possibly not understood. I possibly did not state it clearly 
enough.

Ken Johnson
Elk Grove, CA
KJohn36574 at aol.com




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