Catherine Nixey

In the beginning was the Word, says the Gospel of John. This sentence—and the words of all four gospels—is central to the teachings of the Christian church and has shaped Western art, literature, language, and the Western mind. Yet, in the years after the death of Christ, there was not merely one word, nor any consensus as to who Jesus...

'In the beginning was the Word,' says the Gospel of John. This sentence - and the words of all four gospels - is central to the teachings of the Christian church and has shaped Western art, literature and language, and the Western mind. Yet in the years after the death of Christ there was not merely one word, nor any...