David Ford
Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus at the University of Cambridge and theologian who spent over twenty years writing a commentary on the Gospel of John; author of The Gospel of John: A Theological Commentary and Meeting God in John.
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Apr 2, 2026 • 51min
Dwell in the Darkness: John's Passion Narrative, Good Friday, and the Education of Desire / David Ford
David Ford, Regius Professor of Divinity Emeritus and longtime John scholar, discusses how John's Gospel prepares readers for the cross. He explores the prologue’s framing of passion, the foot washing as radical humble service, Jesus before Pilate and truth over empire, the cross as seed of community, and the Gospel’s resistant attention to darkness alongside divine glory.
