The Theme of Creation in the Gospel of John

The article surveys recent scholarship on the use of creation imagery inthe Gospel of John, with the aim of presenting rather exhaustive register ofpossible references. Both the obvious and the less clear-cut allusions to Gen1–3 are discussed, the main focus being to accumulate and assess evidence(for or against) all the apparent references to creation imagery. Included inthis examination are several unconvincing and even far-fetched proposalsadvanced by some modern scholars, in order to give the fullest possiblepicture of current discourse on these issues. After discussing the creationtheme in the Prologue (1:1–18), the article explores the presence of creationimagery in the Book of Signs (1:19–12:50) and the Book of Glory (13:1–21:25)