Originally published in “The Christian Quest” Vol.1 No. 1 (Winter 1988)
Re-published by permission of the author
Quest 1-1 M J Penton – The I Am of John 8v58
The “I Am” of John 8:58
by James Penton | Mar 1, 2020 | James Penton | 4 comments
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Originally published in “The Christian Quest” Vol.1 No. 1 (Winter 1988)
Re-published by permission of the author
Quest 1-1 M J Penton – The I Am of John 8v58
Hello Judá Ben-Hur Thank you for this link and especially to Mr Penton for very insightful work about John 8:58. It is useful to me as linguistic background, because I sometimes encounter this problem in discussions. God’s name is clearly defined in the book of Exodus. If someone tells me that God ‘s name is “I am”, then I ask him if he can count only until to 14. For if he could count to 15, then he would have read Exodus 3:15, where God clearly said to Moses: “God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of… Read more »
I agree that “ego eimi” doesn’t mean that Jesus is God. Interestingly. the same expression was used by a blind man who was healed by Jesus (John 9:9), and by Jesus himself, in his conversation with the Samaritan woman (John 4:26). In both instances, “ego eimi” translates as “I am he“. The blind man in John 9:9 was confirming his identity. In John 4:26 Jesus was also confirming his identity AS A MESSIAH. So, by saying, “before Abraham was, ego eimi”, Jesus said that he was THE (promissed) MESSIAH before Abraham even existed. 1 Peter 1:19 but with the precious… Read more »
Gracias Chicho. Me encantó el artículo del Dr. Penton. Sin embargo, difiero de Usted con respecto al uso de “Elohim” y su aplicación como “Dios en Plural” o “Dioses”… quizá esa esa la traducción literal al Español, pero su uso quizás es para denotar algo superlativamente. Indagaré al respecto, pero aprecio sus comentarios.
Muy buen articulo, podria aunar algo mas. La traduccion de los Testigos de Jehova en el Exodo 3:14 dice “Yo Resultare Ser Lo que Resultare Ser” lo cual no me parece apropiado y su nueva biblia en español de 2018 dice “Yo Ser Lo que Yo Decida Ser” (porque habria de ser diferente en dos biblias de la misma religion? Que extraño); pero esta definicion es tomada de del Genesis 26:3 que dice “Yo continuare” y “Yo Seguire” y de Zacarias 8:8 que dice “Yo Mismo Llegare a Ser” de las dos biblias de la Watchtower. Parece ser y lo… Read more »