Logos

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Christological title Greek philosophical term biblical concept theological concept

Logos is a central concept in Christian theology referring to the divine Word or reason of God, identified with Christ as the preexistent and incarnate Son.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Logos (Word of God) 1
Logos (Word) Christology 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christological title ⓘ
Greek philosophical term ⓘ
biblical concept ⓘ
theological concept ⓘ
affirmedBy First Council of Nicaea ⓘ
surface form: Council of Nicaea

Nicene Creed ⓘ
associatedWith creation ⓘ
divine self-revelation ⓘ
revelation ⓘ
salvation ⓘ
centralIn Christian theology ⓘ
Christology ⓘ
describedAs became flesh ⓘ
was God ⓘ
with God in the beginning ⓘ
describedIn Gospel of John ⓘ
developedBy Athanasius of Alexandria ⓘ
Justin Martyr ⓘ
Origen ⓘ
surface form: Origen of Alexandria

Church Fathers ⓘ
surface form: early Church Fathers
etymologicallyMeans discourse ⓘ
reason ⓘ
word ⓘ
functionInCreation agent of creation ⓘ
functionInRevelation mediator of divine revelation ⓘ
functionInSalvation source of life and light ⓘ
hasAspect cosmic mediation ⓘ
eternal generation ⓘ
incarnation ⓘ
revelatory function ⓘ
hasNameInGreek Λόγος ⓘ
identifiedAs divine Reason ⓘ
divine Word ⓘ
incarnate Son of God ⓘ
preexistent Son of God ⓘ
identifiedWith Jesus Christ ⓘ
influencedBy Classical Greek philosophy ⓘ
surface form: Greek philosophy

Hellenistic Jews ⓘ
surface form: Hellenistic Judaism

Middle Platonism ⓘ
Stoic philosophy ⓘ
keyVerse John 1:1 ⓘ
John 1:14 ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Greek ⓘ
opposedTo Arian interpretation of Christ ⓘ
relatedConcept Savior ⓘ
surface form: Memra

Sophia ⓘ
Word of God ⓘ
surface form: Wisdom of God
roleInTrinity second person of the Trinity ⓘ
usedAsTitleFor Christology ⓘ
surface form: Christ in Christian theology

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Christology → examines → Logos ⓘ
this entity surface form: Logos (Word of God)
this entity surface form: Logos (Word) Christology