Eternal Word

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Eternal Word is a Christian theological term referring to Jesus Christ as the divine Logos, the pre-existent Word of God through whom all things were created.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Incarnation of the Word 2
Divine Word 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological concept
Christological title
title of Jesus Christ
becameFleshAs Jesus of Nazareth NERFINISHED
hasDoctrinalFunction expresses Christ as definitive revelation of God
expresses Christ’s eternal pre-existence
expresses Christ’s role in creation
hasLanguageOrigin Greek term Logos
hasTheologicalBasisIn Gospel of John NERFINISHED
Logos NERFINISHED
isAffirmedAs distinct from the Father
fully divine
one in essence with the Father
isAffirmedIn Colossians 1:16
Hebrews 1:2
John 1:1
John 1:14
John 1:3
Revelation 19:13
isAssociatedWith second person of the Trinity
isBelievedBy Catholic theology
Eastern Orthodox theology
mainstream Christian theology
most Protestant traditions
isCentralTo Johannine theology
Nicene Christology NERFINISHED
isContrastedWith created word
isCreatorAgent true
isDescribedAs Word through whom all things were created
divine Logos
pre-existent Word of God
isEternal true
isIdentifiedWith Son of God
divine Son
pre-existent Christ NERFINISHED
isLinkedToConcept God’s self-communication
divine revelation
eternal generation of the Son
isPartOfDoctrine Christology NERFINISHED
Trinitarian theology
doctrine of creation
doctrine of the Incarnation
isPreExistent true
isTitleUsedIn Christian devotional writings
Christian liturgy
Christian systematic theology
refersTo Jesus Christ NERFINISHED

Referenced by (4)

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Holy Wisdom associatedWith Eternal Word
this entity surface form: Divine Word
Catholic theology affirmsDoctrine Eternal Word
this entity surface form: Incarnation of the Word
Mary in Eastern Christianity centralTheme Eternal Word
this entity surface form: Incarnation of the Word