John 1 the prologue
Ian Paul
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29 January 2024
12 November 2025
The lectionary gospel reading for the Second Sunday before Advent is John 1. Like a precious family heirloom, we know that we need to handle it with care—but the danger is that we leave it on the shelf and never actually learn to read it well!
It contains remarkable riches in terms of its language, allusions, and theology, and repays careful thought and exposition.
Come and join Ian and James as they look at the key issues. Revd James Blandford-Baker is vicar of Histon and Impington, two villages just north of Cambridge. Revd Dr Ian Paul is Associate Minister of St Nic's, Nottingham, and writes the widely-read blog www.psephizo.com. Full written commentary behind the discussion can be found on the blog each week: https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/jesus-the-word-become-flesh-in-john-1/