So these Roman cities ended up having resident philosophical voices from various factions in Greece come and take up shop. They were there preaching day and night their philosophical views in the town center.
Now who did all labour in these cities? Romans? Hahaha no.
Mostly slaves and paid Jewish labourers... That's right the Jews daily would be wandering these Roman cities (filled with disgusting abominations like naked statues of Zeus and Pan (on of Pan's statues is literally him having sex with a goat.. can you imagine how man a Jew would be looking at that every day!)
Sorry... Jews... Wandering... Roman cities.
But as they wandered around these cities, back and forth to their homes in neighbouring Jewish cities they would no doubt hear these philosophical principles. We know this because Jewish writings of the times (including our Bible) quote Greek poems and philosophical thoughts.
So most people would have a concept of logos, albeit loosely.
Not only that but a good chunk of educated men (sorry women, no education for you!) would have heard these teachings and possibly even incorporated some of their concepts. (Although there is no evidence of this that I know if beyond the Bible)
Either way when John rocks up and says Jesus is the LOGOS of God. What he was saying is not... Jesus is a form of the Bible.
When he says that Jesus is the logos of God he's saying Jesus is the physical expression of God!
He's the proof for the unseen!
(Sounds a lot like Hebrews doesn't it?)
You see when Jesus did everything He did, when He said everything He said, He was physically manifesting the invisible realm. Or the spiritual realm.
I could go on. But let's stop for now.
All that to say.
The "Logos" or the "Word of God" are not the Bible.
It's Jesus.
The Bible does not give perfect physical representation to our "invisible" God... Jesus does!
So join with me in saying... "The Bible is NOT the Word of God!"
Great now we can start enjoying the Bible for what it IS.I get you dear, we are having a conversation, I understand you. No worries @kyalspeaks... It's all in love and joy, what's exciting about this is it wasn't just people up in Greece using this language, the Roman roads have hit the modern world! Now it's not that Rome created the routes between Greece and Israel, those already existed but they popped the whole thing open by improving the roads, but not only that, building Roman cities in Israel that required proper education, art (remember to Israeli's graven images were illegal but Romans and Greeks loved statues), religion, etc.
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But the Bible Is the Word of God. Jesus is the Word. That does not mean they are the same thing. No one that I know of ever claims that, and I know of no one who worships the Bible. The book itself is just paper and ink. When we read the Bible, God speaks to us through the Word. God's ways are not our ways. We are not meant to fully understand these things "as we see through a glass darkly." Jesus was human and also God. God gives us all these dichotomies throughout the Bible. We are to have a childlike faith that what he says is true.
If somebody sends you a letter, do you assume that letter is that person? Or do you just assume that it is from that person...