Chapter 5. The Magnificence of Christ
The synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke all begin with Bethlehem and the womb of Mary, the motherof Jesus; the more personal Gospel of John begins with ‘the bosom of the Father’ and the Son of God. Theintroductory Book of Genesis works downward, or earthward, and tells what follows; the Gospel of John worksupward and …