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The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels bridges the gap between scholars and those pastors, teachers, students and lay people desiring in-depth treatment of select topics in an accessible and summary format. The topics range from cross-sectional themes (such as faith, law, and Sabbath), to methods of interpretation (such as form criticism, redaction criticism, and sociological approaches), from...

The unique authority* and identity of Jesus are expressed particularly in the Fourth Gospel through sayings which employ the Greek formula egō eimi (“I am”). In some cases a simple predicate is given (“I am the bread of life”), in others an absolute usage is playing a specialized role in John’s christology. The Synoptics frequently employ the so-called authoritative egō (“I”) for Jesus, but even here the Fourth Gospel uses it more: Matthew uses egō 29 times, Mark 17 times,
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