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Fragment number Vinzent 6
Klostermann 53
Rettb. 48
Ancient source used Eusebius, Against Marcellus 1.2
Modern edition M. Vinzent, Markell von Ankyra: Die Fragmente (Leiden, 1997).

So you are hearing the harmonious music of the Holy Spirit which testifies through many varied persons to the eternity of the Logos. For this reason, the Apostle John begins with the eternity of the Logos, saying, “In the beginning was the Logos, and the Logos was with God, and the Logos was God” (John 1.1). He wants to show the eternity of the Logos by using these three phrases testifying one after another.

Translated by Daniel Noonan under the supervision of Prof. Glen L. Thompson

Last updated: 12-6-2010

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