118) Where is the Man Jesus in John 1?

Some Biblical Unitarians (believers in the One God, the Father), don’t see the man Jesus in the first verses of John’s Gospel. Instead, they understand the Word/Logos” as an abstract plan, design, promise or wisdom that is only personified (described as if it were a person).   

 

Trinitarian “diety-of-Christ” and “Arian” believers likewise don’t see the human person, the human being Jesus of Nazareth in the first verses of John’s Gospel. They see only a “divine being/person who became flesh” – but this podcast is not directed toward them. They have bigger problems.

 

This podcast should challenge believers in One God, the Father, to see that the “personified plan, purpose, wisdom” interpretation of John’s Prologue falls short. 

 

I asked fourteen One God, the Father believers who have lectured or written about their abstract personification interpretation of John’s Prologue, this question:

 

“At what place in John 1 do you first see the man Christ Jesus of Nazareth or his ministry, either metaphorically or literally, being the subject?“

 

Their answers should be enlightening.

 

Other resources mentioned in this podcast:
Perry, Andrew. John 1:1-18 A Socinian Approach

https://www.amazon.com/John-1-1-18-Andrew-Perry/dp/0993444083

https://www.academia.edu/42755430/John_1_1_18_A_Socinian_Approach

 

Whittaker, H.A. Studies in the Gospels

https://www.christadelphianbooks.com/detail/1738

 

 

Podcast: John 1 is NOT Genesis 1 (8+1 Evidences)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFv33RbrJfQ

 

Tips on Talking with Trinitarians about John 1

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUqWXumvcp5oTh8KhdYpIGhrH11AXnxtM