I AM
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I AM is a divine self-designation in the Bible, especially in God’s revelation to Moses, emphasizing God’s eternal, self-existent nature.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical concept
→
divine self-designation → theophoric title → |
| appearsIn |
Book of Exodus
→
Christian Bible → Exodus 3:14 → Hebrew Bible → |
| associatedWith |
divine name
→
tetragrammaton YHWH → |
| contextOf |
burning bush narrative
→
|
| describes |
God’s eternal nature
→
God’s self-existence → God’s unchanging being → |
| echoedIn |
Gospel of John
→
New Testament "I am" sayings of Jesus → |
| hasChristologicalUse |
yes
→
|
| hasOriginalForm |
Ehyeh asher ehyeh
→
|
| influenced |
Christian doctrine of God
→
Jewish doctrine of God → |
| interpretedBy |
Church Fathers
→
medieval theologians → modern biblical scholars → rabbinic commentators → |
| language |
Hebrew
→
|
| linkedTo |
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
→
covenant identity of God → divine presence → |
| relatedTo |
Lord
→
YHWH → |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
→
Islamic discussions of biblical names of God → Judaism → |
| revealedTo |
Moses
→
|
| theologicalTheme |
divine aseity
→
divine eternity → divine immanence → divine self-revelation → divine transcendence → |
| translatedAs |
I AM THAT I AM
→
I AM WHO I AM → I WILL BE WHAT I WILL BE → |
| usedBy |
God
→
|
| usedIn |
Christian liturgy
→
Christian theology → Jewish liturgy → Jewish theology → biblical exegesis → systematic theology → |