The way, the truth, and the life – Jesus Christ, page-1464

"the Word as representing Jesus Christ has been dominant in Christian theology"

It represents Jesus as the following, but probably more so near the end of this post.

That does not make it wright (your quote), it simply proves they all followed the CC's wrong seeds, went away from the Apostles etc.
The Book of John is not written to show that Jesus is the word, which made him, or that he is God or God the Son or God man.

Even your Tertilian or whatever his name was and whoever he belonged to, at first gives a perfect explanation of what Logos means, as in while in God, is was never not him.
Then he does this magical backflip as he goes along, and totally contradicts his first summary, delusional.

The Bible CLEARLY teaches us that the word aspect that become flesh is Eph 3:9, the plan in The God, incorporated in John 1:1b

In beginning was the Word and the word was to, toward, with the God and God was the Word.
This; was in beginning towards the God = This; is clearly a something, a plan and 1:3 SHOWS part of this plan was creation = logos.

To - expressing motion in the direction of (a particular location):
approaching or reaching (a particular condition):
Toward - on going, in progress, in the direction of something.
With - accompanied by (another person or thing):
having or possessing (something):
in some particular relation to (especially implying interaction, company, association, conjunction, or connection):

The "with" is clearly not the intended context, when consideringscripture upon scripture.
Even though it can still work, when one accepts the truth of what was with God.

a - In beginning was the Word -> Someone and something -> Titus 1:2 - In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before time eternal;
We have the something and it's looking like the someone is God, to be confirmed.
b - And the Word was on going, in progress, in the direction of something -> And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things -> toward The God
c - And God was the Word = While your word is in you, it is you.

1:2 This; = b, was in beginning toward the God.

And the Word = Eph 3:9, 1:1b flesh became........ = flesh already existing "Became" = onto the scene and dwelt..........

Already existing - Luke - the word of God Eph 3:9 expressed out to the Angel who then expressed them out to Mary and followed by the power of God, resulting in the birth of flesh - Jesus, his first ever beginnings of all time other than Eph 3:9.
Just like, let there be light = let there be Jesus and it was so, the Word = Eph 3:9 manifested in the flesh.

He is God's spokes person and the results of the word of God and to represent this, he has the name The Word of God.
No other name under heaven to which you are to be saved 1 Peter 1:23 - Being born again,not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

That flies in your face ppm, as in trying to suggest that one cannot get or obtain salvation alone from the Bible = the word of God.