This contributed volume considers the notions of person and logos from different approaches. Although many treat them separately, this text focuses on their intricated interplay. Drawing upon diverse cultural traditions, including Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Arab sources, this book engages philologists, philosophers, and theologians through captivating analysis that spans from ancient philosophical perspectives to contemporary scholarship. The genesis of this scholarly endeavor owes to a conference held at the Polis Institute in Jerusalem in October 2021, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, Notre Dame University, and the University of Hamburg. Out of fifty-seven presentations, fourteen were selected to compose this thought-provoking volume, ensuring a well-structured exposition on the subject.

The opening historical overview provides the framework of the volume, and culminates with Beuchot's intriguing proposition of man as an 'analogical animal'. Subsequent sections explore the concept of logos, tracing its usage in Plato and the Gospel of Saint John, as well as its evolution through scholasticism, modernism, and contemporary thought. Contained are highlights on the notion of person, its development in various languages, and delves into the intricate connections between rationality, speech, and personhood. Metaphysical and personalist approaches are also presented; this book appeals to researchers and scholars in the field.

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Linguist Christophe Rico has a doctorate in ancient Greek and holds the French official accreditation to direct PhD research. Member of the Faculty of the University of Strasbourg, he is Professor of Greek Philology at the Ecole Biblique of Jerusalem. Since 2011, he is the Dean of the Polis Institute at Jerusalem and initiator of the "Polis method" to teach ancient languages (Greek, Latin, biblical Hebrew, Syriac, Coptic, classical Arabic) as living. He has authored monographs on Greek and Hebrew semantics, language method books, and published some sixty articles on linguistics, Greek language, and language pedagogy as well as coedited four academic conference proceedings.

Joaquín Paniello is a scholar with a multidisciplinary background, holding a PhD in physics, another in theology, and a Master's degree in philosophy. He currently serves as a Lecturer at the Polis-Jerusalem Institute, where he has contributed to a range of publications from a multidisciplinary perspective. Recently, he has been teaching comparative studies on the three monotheistic religions. He was also one of the organizers of the Conference 'From Logos to Person' held at the Polis Institute, which serves as the foundation for the present book.