Reading the Old Testament Through John - Lesson 4: Greatness of the Word 8/25/2019 Mark Lanier

Biblical Literacy with Mark Lanier

This is lesson 4 in the series. Mark continues the series: Reading the Old Testament Through the Gospel of John. This week, he concludes the prologue of John 1:1-18 with an emphasis on verses 15-18. John, the last living eye-witness to Jesus, writes in the present tense because Jesus is real to him. Jesus as light of the world outshines everyone else; He is the holy one of Israel. John's Gospel was written in Ephesus around the mid-60s using language taken from Paul in Ephesians 1 and 2. We lea…