audio Religions_of_the_Ancient_Mediterranean Here I discuss how the gospel of John portrays Jesus as both the Word of God and the Son sent by the Father. I also deal with this gospel's stress on the importance of "signs" pointing to Jesus' identity and the way in which Jesus ("Lamb of God") is viewed as a fulfillment of Jewish festivals, especially Passover (part 1 of 2). new testament; bible; gospels; gospel of John; early Christianity; Christian origins; ancient history; Jesus Philip A. Harland http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/ Podcast2.8JohnsPortraitOfJesus-SonAndWordpart1 pharland@yorku.ca 2008-02-08 20:44:23 2008-02-08 20:52:14 audio_podcastaudio_religion