At the beginning of his gospel, John refers to Jesus Christ as the
Logos--the "Word." John Ronning makes a case that the Jewish
Targums--interpretive translations of the Old Testament into Aramaic
that were read in synagogues--hold the key to understanding John's Logos
title. Examining numerous texts in the fourth gospel in the light of the
Targums, Ronning shows how connecting the Logos with the targumic Memra
(word) unlocks the meaning of a host of theological themes that run
throughout the Gospel of John.