Cosmic Reason In John The Greek Word Logos

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The Greek term Logos has a wide scope of understanding. It can symbolize divinity ranging from simple utterances to large scale events (Harris, 2014, pg.231). On the other spectrum it can represent the cosmic Reason that controls the universe. In John the Word is viewed as divine Wisdom, and cosmic Reason. Christ in pre-human form was what was used to form heaven and earth. In John the Word became flesh and begin to live amongst the people of earth. This can be seen when describing the account of creation from Genesis 1 within the text of John. John depicts this by saying, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.” (New International Version, John 1:1-2). Jesus, which

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