Open AccessDie betekenis en konteks van genade en waarheid in Johannes 1:14-18
Author(s) -
P. P. A. Kotz
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v8i1.962
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , phrase , philosophy , context (archaeology) , covenant , theology , epistemology , linguistics , history , archaeology
The meaning and context of "grace and truth" in John 1:1418 The meaning of a word or phrase must be determined in its immediate context. This is a very sound hermeneutical principle, but it cannot be absolutised as will be pointed out in this article where the principle is applied to the concept "grace and truth" in John 1:1418. As will become clear this phrase gathers the wealth of its meaning from outside the text itself. Only from its extra-textual context can the true meaning, which focuses on the faithfulness of God to His covenant, be appreciated