The Biblical Monotarian (Copyright 2023)
Unitarianism Trinitarianism Trinity Monotheism
Proposition # 13: Jesus’ use of the divine title “I AM” [Greek, ego eimi] in John 8, verses 24 and 58 proves his deity.
Response: At John 8:58 Jesus says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
Trinitarians relate this statement to the account of Exodus 3:14 where “God said to Moses, ‘I AM WHO I AM.’ And He said, ‘Say this to the people of Israel, “I AM has sent me to you.”’” Was Jesus … Read the rest
by Sir Anthony Buzzard
Commentators on the book of John frequently note a certain ambiguity in the sayings of Jesus, especially in connection with the failure of the hostile Jewish audience to grasp what Jesus meant. Orthodoxy is often keen to side with the opinions of the Jews against Jesus. The Jews, it is argued, thought that Jesus was claiming to be God. Therefore he is. But Jesus’ hostile audience is not a safe guide to the intentions of Christ. … Read the rest