Manuscripts - Early Bible Papyri. St. John fragment (The John Rylands University Library - The University of Manchester) Fragment of St.
John's gospel. Larger versions of both sides, recto and verso are available. This small fragment of St John's Gospel, measuring less than nine centimetres high, is one of the collection of Greek papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester. On one side it contains parts of verses 31-33, on the other side parts of verses 37-38 of the eighteenth chapter of John's Gospel. It was originally discovered in Egypt, and may come from the famous site of Oxyrhynchus (Behnesa), the ruined city in Upper Egypt where Grenfel and Hunt carried out some of the most startling and successful excavations in the history of archaeology; it may be remembered that among their finds of new fragments of Classical and Christian literature were the now familiar "Sayings of Jesus".
BBC Newsnight: Richard Dawkins debates Bishop Nazir-Ali on secularism. Living Leadership. Thinking Matters. The Hebrew Names for God - El. He word El comes from a root word meaning "might, strength, power" and probably derives from the Ugaritic term for god.
In Scripture, the primary meanings of this root are "god" (pagan or false gods), "God" (the true God of Israel), and sometimes "the mighty" (referring to men or angels). When used of the true God of Israel, El is almost always qualified by additional words that further define the meaning that distinguish Him from false gods. These other names or titles for God are sometimes called "construct forms. " El and El ConstructsFor each name in the list below, I provide the following information: The Hebrew text for the name The most common English transliteration (in italics) A definition for the name, references to the Tanakh, and frequency information Additional comments, if applicable. God El. Note that the pictogram for the word El appears as a "strong Controller" or Sovereign: The One God El Echad.
The Faithful God El Hanne'eman. The God of Truth El Emet. The Meaning of 'Logos' in the Prologue of John's Gospel. The word λόγος (logos) in the prologue of John's Gospel is a word with a very interesting history in ancient theological writings.
It is translated 'Word' in English versions, but this translation does not express everything that the term would have suggested to ancient readers. For the benefit of students, on this page I have reproduced discussions of the term λόγος by four New Testament scholars: Marvin Vincent, Frederic Godet, Hugh Mackintosh, and John Campbell. Vincent, whose explanation I think will be found most helpful, briefly explains what the word meant in the context of theological discourse in the milieu of Hellenistic Judaism (especially after Philo), and he argues that John "used the term Logos with an intent to facilitate the passage from the current theories of his time to the pure gospel which he proclaimed. " Godet and Mackintosh are largely in agreement with Vincent, and Campbell also agrees, though he evidently does not share the others' high view of Scripture. 1.
Oak Hill College. ΛΕΞΙΚΌ - LEXICON: Greek-English-Greek dictionary. Instructions: The left-hand-side form translates words from Greek to English.
If you do not have Greek fonts you may type your query using its Roman transliteration. For example you may type in the word 'logos' instead of 'λόγος'. The right-hand-side form translates words from English to Greek. The Greek words are printed in both the Greek and the Roman alphabets. You may also perform your query in Ancient Greek by selecting the appropriate checkbox. Also: [Home] [Current News] [Kypros-Net] [Projects] [Government of Cyprus] [Mirrors] [Arachne] [Eureka] [Message Boards] [Chatroom] [Postcards] [Site-map] [What's New] [Feedback] [Free Webpages] [Auctions] [Learn Greek] [Real Video] [Guestbook] [Awards] [Bookmark] [Search] [Statistics] St Paul's Theological Centre.