Bread of Life
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Bread of Life is a title for Jesus Christ that emphasizes him as the spiritual sustenance and source of eternal life for believers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bread of Life canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Christological title ⓘ |
| appearsInBook | Gospel of John ⓘ |
| associatedWithDoctrine |
Christology
ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ soteriology ⓘ |
| basedOnBiblicalPassage |
John 6:35
ⓘ
John 6:48 ⓘ John 6:51 ⓘ |
| category | Titles of Jesus in the New Testament ⓘ |
| centralToDiscourse | Bread of Life discourse in John 6 ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | perishable food ⓘ |
| denotes |
Jesus as essential for spiritual life
ⓘ
Jesus as unique source of salvation ⓘ |
| emphasizesRoleAs |
source of eternal life
ⓘ
spiritual sustenance ⓘ |
| honorificFor |
Messiah
ⓘ
Savior ⓘ Jesus Christ ⓘ
surface form:
Son of God
|
| influences |
Christian catechesis
ⓘ
Christian hymnody ⓘ Christian iconography ⓘ |
| invitesResponseOf |
belief in Jesus
ⓘ
coming to Jesus ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| linkedToMetaphor | living bread ⓘ |
| linkedToPractice |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Communion
|
| originalLanguagePhrase | Greek: ὁ ἄρτος τῆς ζωῆς ⓘ |
| partOf | I Am sayings of Jesus ⓘ |
| promises |
eternal satisfaction
ⓘ
resurrection on the last day ⓘ |
| refersTo | Jesus Christ ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
eternal life
ⓘ
faith in Christ ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
God’s provision
ⓘ
dependence on Christ ⓘ life-giving word of God ⓘ spiritual nourishment ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
divine provision in Christ
ⓘ
incarnation ⓘ union with Christ ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
Christian devotional literature
ⓘ
Christian preaching ⓘ Christian worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.