The theological tradition identifying the divine Logos (Word/Reason) with God's self-expression in creation and revelation — central to both Hellenistic Jewish thought and Christian Christology.
Philo of Alexandria: the Logos as God's intermediary in creation — the divine reason through which the world was made. Gospel of John: 'In the beginning was the Word (Logos)' — the identification of Jesus with the cosmic Logos, combining Greek philosophical concepts with Jewish theology. Justin Martyr and the apologists: the Logos spermatikos (seminal Logos) present in all rational beings — allowing pre-Christian philosophers to participate in divine truth. Trinitarian theology: the Logos as the Second Person of the Trinity. One of the most consequential theological concepts in Western intellectual history.
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