Justin's Logos and the Word of God
Scholarship has generally attempted to show that the notion of the Logos in Justin's Apologies is largely indebted to Stoic or Platonic philosophy. If, however, we trace its roots in the Biblical tradition, we shall find that these may be adequate to explain it. Such an explanation avoids the d...
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Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
1995
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 1995, Volume: 3, Issue: 3, Pages: 261-280 |
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Summary: | Scholarship has generally attempted to show that the notion of the Logos in Justin's Apologies is largely indebted to Stoic or Platonic philosophy. If, however, we trace its roots in the Biblical tradition, we shall find that these may be adequate to explain it. Such an explanation avoids the difficulties inherent in its rivals and makes the thought of the Apologies continuous with that of Justin's contemporaries and his Dialogue with Trypho. |
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ISSN: | 1086-3184 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of early Christian studies
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/earl.0.0039 |