Teorii cu privire la fundalul Prologului Evangheliei după Ioan

Theories regarding the Background of the Prologue to the Gospel of John

Abstract

The question that Jesus addresses to the disciples in Matt 16:13, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”, is probably one of the most important and meaningful questions in Holy Scripture. Christ’s concern about people’s perspectives of His person and mission is not a mere psychologically motivated curiosity. He was aware of the importance of a correct understanding of theological issues, that function as a premise and model influencing one’s Christological, soteriological, and axiological conception. Johannine Prologue is one of the most condensed Christological hymns in the Bible, being an example of an ancient apostolic creed. A deeper understanding of the Johannine Prologue cannot also ignore the ideological background in which it was composed, this aspect being important in order to understand its purpose and the way the hymn was used over time in dialogue with different philosophical paradigms.