Segment 22: Lifegiver
Presenter: Fernando F. Segovia
John 1–12 presents the role of Jesus as the giver of life. A pattern
of descent and ascent is established in the Prologue and used
throughout the Gospel to develop its portrayal of Jesus: The Word of
God descends, comes from glory, reveals his glory in and to the
world, and returns to glory. The world above and the world below
are opposed to each other. Truth, light, grace, and life are contrasted
with falsehood, darkness, sin, and death. The “life” that Jesus
proclaims and makes available includes a new way of relating to
God and to one another. It is life born from above, life in union
with the Father, life “not of this world.”
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