"Essay on the Meaning of John's Logos-Doctrine" by Kenneth R. Weeks
 

Date of Award

7-1966

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

Theology

Abstract

Christology may be defined as that branch of theology which deals in a systematic way with the following question posed by Jesus himself: "Who do men say that I am?" (Mk 3:27). To this question there are various lines of approach. Cullmann has pointed out that in their polemic against certain heretics, notably Arius, Nestorius, and Eutyches, the Fathers of the Church for example worked out their Christological treatises with an emphasis on the "nature" of Christ, and that while this approach, which exerted such a profound influence on later theological thought, even into the present age, was necessary and valuable, nevertheless it represented a departure from New Testament theology, which answers the question in terms rather of the "person" and "work" of Christ. And yet, to speak of a "New Testament Christology" is somewhat incorrect. It is rather a question of several. For each of the sacred writers presents, within these same broad outlines, a portrait of Christ that is unique. The aim of this paper will be to present an account of some aspects of the Christology of the fourth gospel that are suggested by John's designation of Jesus as Logos by 1) tracing the development of the title, and 2) explicating two of the chief purposes for which the evangelist used it.

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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