The philosophy of self-denial also taught the brotherhood of man, based on the Stoical belief that every human being without distinction possesses a spark of divinity that is in communion with God, who in the Stoical system is called Logos (Word, Reason, Meaning)—the word John's Gospel uses to describe Jesus.

Ch.VII The Way They Went: Greco-Roman Meets Judeo-Christian - Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: Why the Greeks Matter (2003)