�Theology � Theologue�
"Theology is a
Greek word, and signifies
a
discourse concerning God and things belonging to him....The
words "Theologue" and "Theology", are to
be met with
frequently in the ancient Fathers, in following ages, and in all
Christian
writers to the present times. Upon the whole, it appears that
"Theology", or "Divinity", as we call it, is no other than
a science or doctrine concerning God, or a discoursing and treating of
things
relating to him; and that a "Theologue", or a "Divine", is
one that understands, discourses, and treats of divine things; and
perhaps the
Evangelist John might have this title eminently given to him by the
ancients,
because of his writing concerning, and the record he bore to Christ,
the logov, the
essential Word of God, to his
proper Deity, divine Sonship, and distinct personality".