I Am Sayings

Question 1

What two I am sayings did the old testament god say to moses?

Answer 1

• I am who I am
• I am has sent me to you

Question 2

What does brown say about the old testament use of I am?

Answer 2

That they reveal characteristics of God

Question 3

Brown says that there are 3 types of I am sayings in the fourth gospel. Explain the two we are concerned with

Answer 3

• Those with no predicate which seem in some way incomplete
• those with an expressed predicate

Question 4

Give some examples of I am sayings which have no predicate

Answer 4

• before Abraham was, I am
• I am he
• I am telling you now before it happens, so that when it does you believe I am who I am

Question 5

What is a predicate?

Answer 5

A predicate asserts something about the subject of a sentence

Question 6

What is the old testament significance of bread?

Answer 6

• God provided manna for the Israelites when they were in the desert
• the law was often symbolised by bread - shows that Jesus supersedes the law
• bread is associated with the temple - shows Jesus is the key figure in replacing old testament belief
• during Passover, Jews ate unleavened bread before God rescued them from slavery. Bread therefore represents salvation

Question 7

What is replacement theology?

Answer 7

The idea that Jesus replaced the ideas and actions of God in the old testament