I Am sayings of Jesus
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The "I Am" sayings of Jesus are a series of self-revelatory declarations in the Gospel of John in which Jesus uses symbolic metaphors (such as bread, light, and shepherd) to express his divine identity and mission.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Johannine motif
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New Testament theme ⓘ set of sayings ⓘ theological concept ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christology
ⓘ
surface form:
Johannine Christology
high Christology ⓘ |
| biblicalReference |
John 10:11
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John 10:7 ⓘ John 11:25 ⓘ John 14:6 ⓘ John 15:1 ⓘ John 6:35 ⓘ John 8:12 ⓘ John 8:58 ⓘ |
| centralFigure |
Jesus Christ
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesus of Nazareth
|
| christologicalSignificance |
affirmation of Jesus’ divinity
ⓘ
identification of Jesus with God’s self-revelation ⓘ |
| foundInWork | Gospel of John ⓘ |
| gospelContext |
Gospel of John
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourth Gospel
|
| includesSaying |
I am the bread of life
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I am the door of the sheep ⓘ I am the good shepherd ⓘ I am the light of the world ⓘ I am the resurrection and the life ⓘ I am the true vine ⓘ I am the way and the truth and the life ⓘ before Abraham was, I am ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | allusion to divine name in Exodus 3:14 ⓘ |
| languageOfComposition | Koine Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
metaphorical saying
ⓘ
self-revelatory declaration ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceText | New Testament ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
New Testament scholarship
ⓘ
surface form:
New Testament exegesis
biblical theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| theologicalFunction |
revelation of Jesus’ divine identity
ⓘ
revelation of Jesus’ mission ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian catechesis
ⓘ
Christian devotional practice ⓘ Christian preaching ⓘ |
| usesMetaphor |
bread
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door ⓘ life ⓘ light ⓘ shepherd ⓘ truth ⓘ vine ⓘ way ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.