Posted by Luke J. Wilson on 22nd July 2021 in Christology | wisdom,sophia,feminism,women,christology,early church,early church fathers
...y that “
sophia” (σοφία) is simply the Greek word for “wisdom”, not specifically “God’s wisdom” (or a name), per se. It’s a minor point though, I’m just nit-picking now.
sophia was there at the beginning of creation. She birthed the world into existence.
Right, so here’s where it gets a little “squiffy”. It’s true that Wisdom, or “
sophia”, was there at the very beginning before anything was created, and that she stood beside God during creation. We can see all of this in the book of Proverbs, and it’s all very interesting. I’m sure you’ll notice parallels with John 1. But was this
sophia a separate entity from who we nor...