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While I agree "truth" has too narrow a meaning, at first glance, it may serve the purpose well when explained properly.  Sadly, many Christians believe that "word" refers to the Bible itself, rather than the deep concept of ''logos''.  Is there a better term than either?  Message? [[User:DouglasA|DouglasA]] 22:12, 26 August 2009 (EDT)

While I agree "truth" has too narrow a meaning, at first glance, it may serve the purpose well when explained properly.  Sadly, many Christians believe that "word" refers to the Bible itself, rather than the deep concept of ''logos''.  Is there a better term than either?  Message? [[User:DouglasA|DouglasA]] 22:12, 26 August 2009 (EDT)

:I'm not a Greek scholar, but λογος, as I understand it, had an enormous range of implications in first century Greek, deeply rooted in a Greek culture which held all reality to be logical and ordered, and flowing from logic and order.  While truth is being used now, I think we would be hard pressed to find a single word which encompasses all the meaning and implications of λογος.  The question we must ask ourselves, is how much of the beauty of the first passage(s) of John are we willing sacrifice to give a completely accurate translation?  If we don't care at all for the prose, perhaps John 1:1 might better read, "In the beginning was truth, reason, wisdom, and harmony, and all this was with God for this is what God is."  A suggestion. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 17:10, 1 October 2009 (EDT)

:I'm not a Greek scholar, but λογος, as I understand it, had an enormous range of implications in first century Greek, deeply rooted in a Greek culture which held all reality to be logical and ordered, and flowing from logic and order.  While truth is being used now, I think we would be hard pressed to find a single word which encompasses all the meaning and implications of λογος.  The question we must ask ourselves, is how much of the beauty of the first passage(s) of John are we willing sacrifice to give a completely accurate translation?  If we don't care at all for the prose, perhaps John 1:1 might better read, "In the beginning was truth, reason, wisdom, and harmony, and all this was with God for this is what God is."  A suggestion. [[User:JacobB|JacobB]] 17:10, 1 October 2009 (EDT)