This episode is part 2 "What about John We recommend before listening to this podcast, first listen to our previous podcast, #6) "What about John -In this current episode we ask the question "What beginning does John Therefore, contrary to the "deity of Christ" interpretation of John The entire text of this episode is available here.The following is a summary:1. “In the beginning” of John -2. In the rest of the Gospel of John “the beginning” never means eternity past or the time of the creation of the universe. In the Gospel of John “the beginning” refers to the life and ministry of Jesus.-3. In the Epistles of John, “the beginning” never refers to eternity past or the time of the creation of the universe, but rather to events associated in the 1st century when people saw, touched and heard Jesus.-4.  In the Book of Revelation (another book attributed to John), Jesus Christ is presented as the “first-born from the dead, the beginning of God’s creation”.  Jesus being the  “first-born from the dead" and "the beginning of God’s creation” agrees with, and is evidence that “the beginning” in the Gospel John -5.  The other three Gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke also associate words like “the beginning” and “word” with the life and ministry of Jesus. Like the Gospel of John, the Gospels -6. We see other places in the New Testament where the phrase “in the beginning” does not refer to the Genesis creation. Context is necessary to determine what beginning is meant.-7. Finally, we note that the literary context of John’s Prologue (John --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/onegodreport-podcast/support