Biblical Reading and Reflections: July 22nd (Ezra 10 & John 1:1-28)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Logos in the New Testament
In the opening chapter of his gospel, john connects christ both with the creative word and with the light that it brings. In inter testamental literature, the word has life in himself, a point that jesus makes himself in his teaching later in the gospel. It is likely that in the rest of this chapter, the evangelist will subtly allude to days of creation in succession,. recalling the original creation in a way that hints at the advent of a new creation in Christ. The metaphor of christ as the light that dawns in the world is one that we often encounter in the new testament.
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