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Eine spintisierende Gelehrsamkeit sagt vom Anfang des Johannesevangeliums, dieser Anfang findet sich in den anderen Evangelien nicht. Sie erzählen schlicht und einfach, wenn auch mit Wundererzählungen durchtränkt, dasjenige, was äußerlich sich abspielte. Man sagt wohl, der Schreiber des vierten Evangeliums sei dagegen ein Philosoph gewesen. Johannes müsse wohl Philo gekannt haben. Von dem könne man sagen, dass ähnliche Spekulationen bei ihm stehen wie im Johannesevangelium. Er sage auch, dass zwischen Weltschöpfer und Mensch das Wort stehe. Aus alexandrinischer und griechischer Bildung habe Johannes die Elemente seiner Schrift gezogen. Daraus habe Johannes das geschöpft, dass er im Evangelium in der Weise erzählt, dass der Christus das fleischgewordene Wort sei. 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Es wird gesagt, dass man es nacherzählen wolle denen, die «Diener des Logos» gewesen sind. Es steht in Wahrheit noch etwas anderes da: «wie es jene wissen, die Augenzeugen und Diener des Wortes gewesen sind». — Bei Lukas ist auch so gesprochen, wie Johannes von dem Worte spricht. Auch er sagt, dass jene, die etwas wissen vom Anfang an, Augenzeugen des Wortes gewesen sind. Unter den intimer Eingeweihten war es damals üblich, von dem Wesen, das in Christus lebte, zu sprechen als von dem Wort und sich selbst Diener des Wortes zu nennen. Aus dem Sprachgebrauch der Eingeweihten hat der Schreiber des Johannesevangeliums den Ausdruck «das Wort». Erst die Geisteswissenschaft kann erklären, was eigentlich mit dem «Worte» gemeint ist. 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