scripture
"Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am. So they picked up stones to throw at him."
Source
The 'I AM' Claim
John 8:58–59 (ESV)
Author
Gospel of John
Date
c. 90–110 CE
Credibility & evidentiary value
Echoes the divine name of Exodus 3:14. The crowd's reaction (stoning for blasphemy) shows the claim was understood as a claim to deity. John's distinctive Christology.
Citation · Chicago
John 8:48–59 (ESV). The English Standard Version (Wheaton: Crossway, 2001).
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