John 1:1, Why Does John Think Jesus Is God?

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

//It’s clear from the context of John’s prologue that the “Word” in today’s verse refers to Jesus. Johnexplicitlyclaims something extraordinary: Jesus is God.

What makes John think this is so, when this claim differs so much from the Synoptic Gospels, which all present Jesus and God as two distinct beings? Well, here is some wild speculation for you.

In my latest book, I suggest that the Beloved Disciple of John’s Go...