John, the Mystic Evangelist

By: Robert Flaherty

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Of the four canonical evangelists, John is the most mystical. Having resolved that Jesus is ruler of a realm that is not of this world, John develops his gospel to bring the reader to awareness of the other world. Time and again he makes the point that if you want to see what you cannot see, see what you can see. When you see clearly what you can see, you see what you cannot see. The infinite is revealed in the finite. John presents Jesus as one who is loved by God, loves God, loves his disciples and prays for unity. Throughout his gospel John develops themes through story, discourse, and significant words and phrases that reveal his mystic tendencies. John, the Mystic Evangelist looks at the unique way John presents Jesus so that in the end the reader is invited into his or her own experience of the divine in the present moment.

disappointed

I love the title, but the book doesn't look at the person of John it looks at a few selected passages of the gospel of John. Robert looks at what mysticism is like a high school book report with all of the emotional depth of an A.I. generated text. He gives great focus to Krishna and the idea of all paths being equal. He does stress that the mystic leans toward love ( I agree) but doesn't define what love is, leaving me with the idea that his idea of love is acceptance. I do believe in accepting people but not in validation of there every thought and desire. If my daughter was on herion I would accept her but not the choice of herion.