Conceptual Essence of the Concept Word/Слово in Biblical Texts

The article considers the verbalization of image-bearing and evaluative constituents of the concept Word in the text of Bible. Being one of the universal concepts peculiar to all existing cultures, concept Word is also considered to be one of the central and key concepts for the religious mentality. It is conditioned by the fact that the Word has always had a sacral status in all cultures. The image-bearing component of the concept Word is represented by metaphors Word — Jesus, Word — Faith, Word — Commandment, Word — Scripture, Word — Christianity. The evaluative component includes positive and negative axiological conceptual features that form opposite in nature conceptual models: the Word of God and the word of human.

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