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The Gospel of John begins very differently from the other Gospel accounts. While Matthew and Luke start with the nativity scene, John sets the cosmos as his backdrop: "In the beginning." Like the opening sequence to Star Wars, John includes a prologue, which is designed to set up the rest of his narrative: "In the beginning was the Word." John defines this Word, or Logos, as an eternal, personal, divine and creative being that brings life and light to the world. And ultimately this Word became flesh and dwelt among us. John's prologue would have surprised his early readers; today we are left to consider Jesus, fully man and fully God coming to earth to save all who would believe.