§03§ §16§This study deals with the structural and exegetical relationship between pre-existence and incarnation in the dynamics of John's Prologue (John 1:1-18). It discusses the point in the narrative at which the shift from the pre-existent Logos to the incarnate Christ takes place and, therefore, the perspective from which the individual parts of the passage (vss. 1-5; vss. 6-13; vss. 14-18) should be interpreted. By making a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the text and evaluating all contrasting views on the subject, the book shows the essential chronological order of the narrative, whose climax (vss. 14-18) is not the announcement of the incarnation proper, but rather a profound theological reflection on the significance of that event based on the covenantal traditions of the exodus story and later prophetic expectations. §02§The Author: Wilson Paroschi, born in 1962 in Brazil, received his Ph.D. from Andrews University and is professor of New Testament and Greek at São Paulo Adventist University College, Engenheiro Coelho, São Paulo (Brazil). He has authored two books, including an award-winning introduction to New Testament textual criticism in Portuguese, and several articles.
