καὶ ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο… Riscontri profetici a partire da Gv 1,14a

The article deals with the scriptural background of John 1:14a, καὶ ὁ λόγος σὰρξ ἐγένετο, against the background of prophetic literature, particularly the so-called “formula of the event or reception of the word” (Wortereignisformel or Wortempfangsformel): וַיְהִי דְבַר־יהוה אֵל , καὶ ἐγένετο λόγος κυρίου πρός. After presenting studies on such a formula, the article provides a lexical and syntactic analysis of John 1:14a. It follows a review of scriptural passages where the Wortereignisformel appears. Finally, considerations on how the lives of prophets, especially of Jeremiah and Ezekiel, are “bodily” involved in the dynamic action of encountering God and his word, are presented, offering an illuminating background to the Johannine passage under discussion.