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Essay / Analysis of the Gospel of John 1:1-6 Comparison Genesis 1...
Analysis of the Gospel of John 1:1-6 and its comparison with Genesis 1 and 2: 1-3 and Proverbs 8 gives us insight into how a Christian text refers to Hebrew texts implicitly and explicitly. In the first chapter, verses 1-6, of the Gospel of John, we not only witness the explicit references from Genesis and Proverbs, but we also see how different ideas present in the two Hebrew texts were reframed by the Gospel of John. We see a culmination of this reframing in the first verse of the Gospel of John, which states: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. » In this verse, for example, the notion of “Word” is, one might say, similar in its meaning and connotation to the idea of “Wisdom” present in Proverbs. This idea of wisdom is found in verses 22 to 30 of Proverbs and it says: “The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old. Centuries ago I was created, in the beginning, before the earth began…. then I was next to him, like a master worker; and I was his delight every day, rejoicing in his presence always” (Proverbs 8:22-30). From the verses of the proverbs we can conclude that Wisdom was the first of God's creations and it is this wisdom that remained with Him throughout all His creations. Interestingly, this idea is also reinforced in the Gospel of John. The only difference here is that the term used in the Gospel is "Word", as opposed to the term "Wisdom" used in Proverbs, both however intended to represent practically similar concepts. So, since there was only the Word/Wisdom in the beginning, it makes sense to say that the “Word was God” and God is Wisdom. Additionally, the fact that the reference to the term "Word" in the Gospel is a re... ... middle of paper ...... the caption reads: "The chiefs of Lebanon felling cedars and ensuring a Egyptian officer of Seti I of their submission; at Karnak” (plate no. 89). Plate No. 89 appears in an era recognized as the "Twilight of the Egyptian Empire" (1293-1150 BCE) and describes one of Seti I's campaigns in Lebanon. Seti I is the successor of his father Ramses I. According to legends, it was Seti I who founded the 19th Egyptian dynasty. Seti I intended to regain power in Egypt and reconquer Egyptian territory. Following this, he launched several campaigns in Syria and Lebanon. Among other things, his era is particularly noted for his construction efforts, which are reflected in the work he carried out for the Temple of Amun at Karnak, where Plate No. 89, the Tomb of the Valley of the Kings, exists , and finally, the temple of Osiris at Abydos (Stiebing 218).