The Word was God, with Michael Licona: John 1:1

Exegetically Speaking

Some claim that John 1:1 states that Jesus is ‘a god.’ Others claim that it states that Jesus is God. What is in fact the best way of understanding the Greek language employed? Grammatical parallels can shed some light. Dr. Michael Licona is Professor of New Testament at Houston Christian University. His publications include https://www.amazon.com/Why-Are-There-Differences-Gospels-ebook/dp/B01MQFWQHD/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=NWnuQ&content-id=amzn1.sym.e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_p=e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8&pf_rd_r=135-5875519-7798305&pd_rd_wg=MUTqx&pd_rd_r=bcfbac52-c553-4cec-9073-bb1934fc63c9&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FWhy-Are-There-Differences-Gospels-ebook%2Fdp%2FB01MQFWQHD%2F%3F_encoding%3DUTF8%26pd_rd_w%3DNWnuQ%26content-id%3Damzn1.sym.e5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8%26pf_rd_p%3De5c4b41c-5fcc-40aa-ba1a-d4f042d962e8%26pf_rd_r%3D135-5875519-7798305%26pd_rd_wg%3DMUTqx%26pd_rd_r%3Dbcfbac52-c553-4cec-9073-bb1934fc63c9%26ref_%3Daufs_ap_sc_dsk&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7C32e60cf7814b4ef769cc08dd0d3ac2c3%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638681268232451975%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bfzM17dFENcdRhGoRzAjlitwqtYvRY520KhHDpoq52w%3D&reserved=0">Why Are There Differences in the Gospels?: What We Can Learn from Ancient Biography and https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20741062-behold-i-stand-at-the-door-and-knock Click to follow link." href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodreads.com%2Fbook%2Fshow%2F20741062-behold-i-stand-at-the-door-and-knock&data=05%7C02%7Cjesse.doogan%40wheaton.edu%7C32e60cf7814b4ef769cc08dd0d3ac2c3%7Cb7098c8ac6b24e8bba4c872cf5f00a20%7C0%7C0%7C638681268232465738%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=DT%2BuTl3uxMI3eijOXNMqfs8axBkbCoX5zRlYeZPuDSg%3D&reserved=0">Behold, I Stand at the Door and Knock: What to say to Mormons and Jehovah’s Witnesses when they knock on your door.

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