Scholar Quotes on John's Prologue

Scholar quotes relating to the Prologue (Chapter 1) of John's Gospel 

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A V B V M O E O R V Y N C U T
A W A I O B W L K E N D L H L
M N R T Q T G B L A U H P R U
F N R C X B F L M K F H N D Y
L R E N A H A T H G P E O L S
X S T O O M L C O Y N B S R M
D B T T S U I M O I U O N P I
B O X N B H E E T R O C I A C
U M Y A G V F S N H A V B G F
H T B T N Y U E S H G R O U X
R H Q S I G Y R P X O S R T Y
L Y S A U K A Y N W J C N J U
P T F A Q M D V N A P R Y B L
G U H H M X E C O U K I A W H
I S N U O R O Y N F T Y O U X

Clues

  • "light brings knowledge" - Gnosticism (8)
  • "Nearly every verse of the Prologue yields evidence pointing to Aramaic origin" (6)
  • "Prologue is a lens through which the whole Gospel can be viewed" (7)
  • "Prologue is both an introduction and a conclusion to the 4th Gospel" (5)
  • "Prologue is built like a porch onto the original structure of the 4th Gospel" (8)
  • "The Prologue is detachable from Chapter 1 and indeed the whole Gospel" (7)
  • "verses 6-9 and 15 were part of the original text and the rest was added later" (5)
  • “Memra is rather a way of referring to God without using his name” (7)
  • “the idea that the Word/Logos could take on flesh was utterly without precedent” (9)

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