Cerinthus believed that the world was created by a power far removed from and ignorant of the Father, and that the Christ descended upon the man Jesus at his baptism, and that strict adherence to the Mosaic Law was absolutely necessary for salvation.
In the translations, Word is used for Λόγος, although the term is often used transliterated but untranslated in theological discourse.Īccording to Irenaeus of Lyon ( c 130–202) a student of John's disciple Polycarp ( c pre-69-156), John the Apostle wrote these words specifically to refute the teachings of Cerinthus, who both resided and taught at Ephesus, the city John settled in following his return from exile on Patmos. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The concept derives from John 1:1, which in the Douay–Rheims, King James, New International, and other versions of the Bible, reads: In Christology, the Logos ( Greek: Λόγος, lit.'word, discourse, or reason') is a name or title of Jesus Christ, seen as the pre-existent second person of the Trinity.
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