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The 6th “I AM” Declaration (14:6): Jesus now declares one of the most profound statements ever uttered. Speaking to Thomas specifically (and the other disciples hearing), “Jesus says to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no one comes to the Father, except through Me” (14:6).
The article aims to examine and compare the evangelic title of Jesus the Way (John 14:6) in two Christian authors who belonged to two opposing theological traditions, namely, Origen of Alexandria and Marcellus of Ancyra.
In verse 6, Jesus provides the answer: "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." Jesus' emphasis is on "the way," since that is the force of Thomas' question.
Why does Jesus say, "You believe in God, believe also in Me" (John 14:1)? Is He different from God? Jesus isn’t saying that He is apart from God, but telling them to focus their belief in God on Him. Why does Jesus say that He will "go to prepare a place" (John 14:2) for us at His "Father's house"?
Craig S. Keener in his book, The Gospel of John: A Commentary, interprets John 14:6, and argues that when Jesus said those words, he pointed to ‘the way’ that he would take, namely, the way of the cross. Those who want to follow 3 Brown, ‘TheGospel according to John’, p. 630.
21 paź 2024 · This article takes an alternative look at John 14:6 in its pericope John 14:1–14 as part of Jesus’ Farewell Discourse to his disciples (Jn 13–17). This verse forms part of the seven ‘I am...
This draft paper forms an exegetical foundation for an invited book publication (Cascade) that is scheduled for completion in 2022. I invite any comments that will help me refine my investigation of Jesus's ostensible statement in John 14:6 that he is the way, the truth, and the life outside of whom no one is able to come to God the Father.
