Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article aims to provide a critical evaluation of recent discourses on Logosology (Logos Christology) within New Testament scholarship, which has been largely dominated by an exclusive-non-titular view. This prevailing view maintains that within the entire New Testament, only the Gospel of John contains a Logosological discourse (exclusive), and that prior to John, the Old Testament and Second Temple Jewish literatures employed the terms ‘Word’ and ‘Wisdom’ in non-titular ways. John, it is argued, is the first to use Logos as a Christological title. Employing a qualitative–descriptive method and literary-observational techniques, I propose an alternative view that asserts: (1) the ‘word of the LORD’ functioned as a titular designation for a theophanic figure in the Old Testament; (2) prior to John, the writings of Luke already contained Logosological expressions; and (3) the relational nature of Logosology in the Old Testament, Luke, and John becomes evident through an examination of corresponding literary motifs. Contribution: This article introduces a relatively new interpretive horizon into New Testament scholarship, particularly concerning Logosology, by taking into account not only the Johannine corpus but also the Old Testament and the writings of Luke.
Author: Deky H.Y. Nggadas
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $650
OpenAlex ID: W7124260949