John wants us to be thinking about Genesis as we read his gospel. This is evident from his opening lines and is reinforced over and over again throughout the narrative. And where does Genesis begin? It begins with the Spirit of God, hovering over the dark waters of an unformed void. No light. ...

  A woman stands, shaking in fear. The religious leaders who have dragged her there demand her death, a crowd begins to form, looking on, in curiosity and shock. She has become a tool in their argument, her very life  an afterthought to their schemes. The religious elite have brought here here. ...