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Term

Logos Christology

A framework identifying Christ as the divine Reason, used by Apologists to bridge biblical revelation and philosophy.

Filed underHistorical TheologyChristology

Definition

A theological framework utilized by second-century Apologists to explain the relationship between God and the world. Influenced by Philo of Alexandria, who correlated Old Testament revelation with Platonic philosophy, this doctrine identified Christ as the divine Reason (Logos) through whom the world was created and who was partially known by Greek philosophers before his incarnation.

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Sources

  1. 1.Alan Richardson and John Bowden The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. (Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983). 339Original citation: Richardson, Alan, and John Bowden. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1983, 339.

Last revised August 18, 2026