Unpacking John 1: Seventeen Ways God Is Revealed in Chapter 1 of John's Gospel

Unpacking John 1 was conceived at my kitchen table. I had just finished an intense study the previous morning. Feeling somewhat aimless that morning, I said to myself, “It’s been a while since I studied one of the gospels. Guess I’ll read John.” Two-and-a-half years later I finished John 1.

The first chapter of John’s gospel starts in the beginning and concludes with a picture of heaven opening. That struck me as significant. As I explored what was contained between the beginning and the ...