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At the beginning of his gospel, John refers to Jesus Christ as the Logos—the “Word.” Author John Ronning makes a case that the Jewish Targums—interpretive Aramaic translations of the Old Testament that were read in synagogues—hold the key to understanding John’s descriptive use of Logos as a title for Jesus. Ronning examines numerous texts in the fourth gospel in light of the Targums and shows...

The targumic Word is frequently employed in passages that speak of God’s interaction with his creation, including humankind (especially his people), a fact consistent with the view that such usage is meant to guard the transcendence of God. In such passages, what the MT ascribes to God the Targums often ascribe to his Word. Above, we noted Levey’s description of the targumic Word: “It is everything that God is supposed to be, and its manifold activity encompasses the entire spectrum of divine endeavor.”48
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