Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy: The Word Became Flesh

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By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., The Catholic Thing, Dec. 21, 2024

Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, a prolific writer and one of the most prominent living theologians, is a former member of the Vatican’s International Theological Commission. His newest book is the third volume of Jesus Becoming Jesus: A Theological Interpretation of the Gospel of John: The Book of Glory and the Passion and Resurrection Narratives.

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John first declares: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Since the Word was with God and was God, He existed before the beginning began, that is, before Creation.

Existing prior to when the beginning began, “all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.” The reason the Word was the author of all that came to be is that “in him was life,” and that the “life was the light of men.”

Being the Word, he possessed the fullness of divine life, and so, he could bring to life all that came to be. The Word’s godly life was the light of men, for he was the life-giving light wherein humankind could behold God. …

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Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy: The Word Became Flesh

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By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., The Catholic Thing, Dec. 21, 2024

In the Prologue of John’s Gospel, I believe the Evangelist presented his theological interpretation of Christmas, that is, of the Incarnation.

John first declares: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Since the Word was with God and was God, He existed before the beginning began, that is, before Creation.

Existing prior to when the beginning began, “all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.” The reason the Word was the author of all that came to be is that “in him was life,” and that the “life was the light of men.”

Being the Word, he possessed the fullness of divine life, and so, he could bring to life all that came to be. The Word’s godly life was the light of men, for he was the life-giving light wherein humankind could behold God. …

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