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There is a strong relation to the Hindu religion; however, the concept of the trinity is generally attributed to the Greeks. The doctrine of the Trinity, with it?s teaching on the Pre-Incarnate Christ (i.e. that Jesus existed as God the Son for all eternity), originated from Greek philosophy, and not the scriptures. Prominent Greek philosophers which Prue-date Christ had the most influence in the development of the doctrine of the Trinity. The most notable of all philosophers in this regard was Plato.
One aspect of the doctrine of the Trinity is its influence on defining Jesus as the ?Word? (from the Greek word ?logos?) in John 1:1-3:
? John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word (logos), and the Word (logos) was with God, and the Word (logos) was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being by Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. (NAS)
http://www.bibleanswerstand.org/philosophy.htm
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