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premjan · 08-24-2005, 04:58 AM

Maybe it is a Platonic fallacy to imagine that the Logos (i.e. logic, thought, etc) predate the world?

Chris Weimer · 08-24-2005, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by S.C.Carlson

I think the key the argument here is "Logos christology." Philo never identifed the Logos with Jesus Christ.

Stephen

No, but that doesn't mean that Justin got it from John. He could have taken it from Philo. That was his point.

S.C.Carlson · 08-24-2005, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Weimer

No, but that doesn't mean that Justin got it from John. He could have taken it from Philo. That was his point.

Justin equated the Logos with Jesus Christ. Where in Philo is the latter half of the equation?

Stephen

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