In Eastertide, we take a break every year from reading our usual Gospel – in this year Luke – and turn to the Gospel of St John. Scholars often call this “the Fourth Gospel”, not just because it is after the other three canonically, but because there is a perception that this Gospel came later than the others, showing evidence of a good deal more theological reflection. There is some truth in this: “In the beginning was the Word…” is a more obviously theological opening than those of the other Gospels.