Talking Theology

David Ford - Why Should we Continually Reread the Gospel of John?

April 24, 2023 Philip Plyming Season 5 Episode 20
Talking Theology
David Ford - Why Should we Continually Reread the Gospel of John?
Show Notes

How is John's gospel both accessible and profound? What does it mean to read John's gospel as the culmination of the New Testament testimony to Jesus? How does John's gospel invite us to improvise in response to the love of God? And how does this gospel allow us to read our way into the presence of Jesus?

In today's show we will be talking to Professor David Ford. David is Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus at the University of Cambridge. He's also chair of trustees of Lyn's House, Cambridge, a Christian community of friendship between people with and without learning disabilities. He's recently published The Gospel of John:  A Theological Commentary.