I love this, Joe. For some reason I’ve never heard of this as “the First Breakfast.” But I like to joke that “come and have breakfast” is my favorite command in the Bible. You also remind me of a quote I’ve been pondering from David Ford’s commentary, where he discusses the phrase about Jesus as “in the bosom of the Father.” He translates this as “close to the Father’s heart,” and writes, “Here John is pointing to the deepest secret of reality: the relationship between the Father and the Son. Love is not mentioned at this point, but the rest of the Gospel makes it clear that this is above all a relationship of love…[T]he whole Gospel can be read as an invitation to take part fully in the love between the Father and the Son.”
I love this, Joe. For some reason I’ve never heard of this as “the First Breakfast.” But I like to joke that “come and have breakfast” is my favorite command in the Bible. You also remind me of a quote I’ve been pondering from David Ford’s commentary, where he discusses the phrase about Jesus as “in the bosom of the Father.” He translates this as “close to the Father’s heart,” and writes, “Here John is pointing to the deepest secret of reality: the relationship between the Father and the Son. Love is not mentioned at this point, but the rest of the Gospel makes it clear that this is above all a relationship of love…[T]he whole Gospel can be read as an invitation to take part fully in the love between the Father and the Son.”
Thanks Aaron. I appreciate all the writing you've done on John. That quote from Ford really illuminates the whole thing. Thank you for that!