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- The Greek word was used by Neo-Platonists in metaphysical and theological senses involving notions of both "reason" and "word" and subsequently picked up by New Testament writers.
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Apologetics in John’s Writings. The apostle John followed a strategy similar to Paul’s adoption of Greek philosophical and religious terms in his Gospel, in which the preincarnate Christ is called the Logos (“Word,” John 1:1, 14; cf. 1 John 1:1).
- James 5:16 ESV / 471 helpful votes. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
- Matthew 5:23-24 ESV / 283 helpful votes. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go.
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV / 251 helpful votes. Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth.
- Luke 17:3-4 ESV / 230 helpful votes. Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
The etymology of apologia (Greek: ἀπολογία) is derived from the root word apologos (ἀπόλογος), 'a speech in defense', [6] and the corresponding verb form apologeisthai (ἀπολογεῖσθαι), 'to speak in one's defense'. [3]
The earliest published use of apology we have evidence of comes from the title of a work by Sir Thomas More, the Catholic humanist and social philosopher of Henry VIII’s court. The word appears in his 1533 work Apologye of Syr Thomas More, Knyght.
Nineteenth century apologists. Three major attacks against the Bible each produced a reaction from Christian apologists and biblical scholars: Darwinian evolution, Marxism, and destructive biblical criticism. In general the many apologetic writings of this century followed the lines set out by Butler and Paley.
Sep 24, 2022 · apology. (n.) early 15c., "defense, justification," from Late Latin apologia, from Greek apologia "a speech in defense," from apologeisthai "to speak in one's defense," from apologos "an account, story," from apo "away from, off" (see apo-) + logos "speech" (see Logos). In classical Greek, "a well-reasoned reply; a 'thought-out response' to the ...
Jun 10, 2015 · Justin Martyr (ca. 100-165 AD) is considered by many to be the first great apologist of the Christian church. The apostle Paul is surely a better candidate for that distinction. But Paul was an inspired author of Scripture.
