john prologue

1. If the logos is a “he” “him” why do all translations render John 1:5b as “it”? 2. Why does 1 John 1:1-4 refer to the logos as a “what” or “which”?

Why does John refer to the logos as a “what” or “which” in 1 John 1:1-4?

The words and phrases used in John chapter 1 clearly echo Genesis chapter 1. For example, “In the beginning” (Gen 1:1 LXX, en arche as in John 1:1). This same phrase is also used for wisdom in Proverbs 8:22-23 (LXX). John does sometimes use the word “beginning” for the start of the ministry of...

“The Word” in the Prologue to John’s Gospel In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by it, and without it nothing was made. In it was life… John 1:1-3 Tyndale’s New Testament of 1534 (modern...

The Prologue to John’s Gospel by Ray Faircloth Source: http://www.focusonthekingdom.org/811.pdf The following article goes in some depth into John’s prologue. We think you will find it helpful in your explanation of what John really intended when he spoke of the word, not the “Word,” as if the...