10-16-2008, 03:42 PM
I read somewhere that 1 John 5:7 has existed since 200 AD but upon checking with Peshitta Aramaic NT, there is no elaboration about Father, The Word and the Holy Spirit; the three are One.
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1 John 5: 7 has a very long history.
We find mention of 1 John 5:7, from about 200 AD through the 1500s. Here is a useful timeline of references to this verse:
200 AD Tertullian quoted the verse in his Apology, Against Praxeas
250 AD Cyprian of Carthage, wrote, "And again, of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost it is written: "And the three are One" in his On The Lapsed, On the Novatians, (see note for Old Latin)
350 AD Priscillian referred to it [Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum, Academia Litterarum Vindobonensis, vol. xviii, p. 6.]
350 AD Idacius Clarus referred to it [Patrilogiae Cursus Completus, Series Latina by Migne, vol. 62, col. 359.]
350 AD Athanasius referred to it in his De Incarnatione
398 AD Aurelius Augustine used it to defend Trinitarianism in De Trinitate against the heresy of Sabellianism
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Can anyone elaborate the words used by Tertullian against Praxeas in 200 AD? If the verse was there in the scripture, then one may wonder why Peshitta does not have the emphasis on "The Word" which is related to John 1:1-2 that is referring to Lord Yeshua.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Now "The Word" or "Logos" in Greek or "manifestation" in Aramaic refers to none other than Lord Yeshua Himself. So to rephrase John 1:1-2. it is just wonderful to know that Lord Yeshua is "Eloha manifests in the Flesh".
John 1:1 In the beginning was Yeshua (the Word), and Yeshua (the Word) was with God, and Yeshua (the Word) was God.
John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
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1 John 5: 7 has a very long history.
We find mention of 1 John 5:7, from about 200 AD through the 1500s. Here is a useful timeline of references to this verse:
200 AD Tertullian quoted the verse in his Apology, Against Praxeas
250 AD Cyprian of Carthage, wrote, "And again, of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost it is written: "And the three are One" in his On The Lapsed, On the Novatians, (see note for Old Latin)
350 AD Priscillian referred to it [Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum, Academia Litterarum Vindobonensis, vol. xviii, p. 6.]
350 AD Idacius Clarus referred to it [Patrilogiae Cursus Completus, Series Latina by Migne, vol. 62, col. 359.]
350 AD Athanasius referred to it in his De Incarnatione
398 AD Aurelius Augustine used it to defend Trinitarianism in De Trinitate against the heresy of Sabellianism
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Can anyone elaborate the words used by Tertullian against Praxeas in 200 AD? If the verse was there in the scripture, then one may wonder why Peshitta does not have the emphasis on "The Word" which is related to John 1:1-2 that is referring to Lord Yeshua.
John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
Now "The Word" or "Logos" in Greek or "manifestation" in Aramaic refers to none other than Lord Yeshua Himself. So to rephrase John 1:1-2. it is just wonderful to know that Lord Yeshua is "Eloha manifests in the Flesh".
John 1:1 In the beginning was Yeshua (the Word), and Yeshua (the Word) was with God, and Yeshua (the Word) was God.
John 1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.
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