At the very beginning of John I noticed the fact that "Word" is capitalized, and I remembered that when we started the Bible we noticed the "tricks" the translators used, and amongst them was capitalization. The Word is God's and therefore Holy, and evven today the Word means the Bible and its teachings. But I also see an ulterior motive for this capitalization. Since the translators could not take credit for their work, they make their work into something with life, something holy and by association be special, unique and holy themselves. In a way, the "persona" given to the Word is the signature of the "authors".
Light is also capitalized and is the embodiment of good and its opposite darkness, not capitalized, is said to "comprehend[ed] it not", John 1, verse 5. By not capitalizing evil and making it seem "stupid" it undemines evil and changes theimpression evil makes.
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