We all live off his generous bounty, gift after gift after gift (John 1:16, MSG, The Message Bible). Out of his full store we have all received grace upon grace (John 1:16, NEB,The New English Bible). The first chapter of the Gospel of John presents an unequalled, beautiful and profound exploration of what, to the human mind, is “the genesis of God the Word,” made flesh in Jesus of Nazareth. Of course, God has no actual beginning, but the eternal One concedes to speak to the limitations of our human perspective and language. John draws a parallel in his New Testament genesis to the first chapter of the Old Testament Genesis, emphas...