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Originally Posted by u-dog
I have always understood that one must hear the "I AM" statements of Jesus that appear in John's Gospel as being the words of the "Logos".
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Interesting. Very interesting indeed. Come to think of it, I vaguely remember this from by Evangel days, which, I have to say, are long behind me.
So the cosmic Logos rather than the ego of a man named Jesus is speaking, or being referred to? That sounds like the gist of it of what you are saying U-dog.
And I find the following very interesting.
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Originally Posted by u-dog
When Jesus speaks in this Gospel he is speaking as the Divine Word. He is speaking as the second person of the Trinity.
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My brain went somewhere else actually. And that is to the how one tells a story. It can be done in many 'voices' and persons, that is, in first person, second person etc. This changes the meaning of what is said, and writers are forever working on getting the voice right, because, when they do, the telling of the tale is that much better. So what I get out of this, is that Jesus is telling the listener a different meaning than what would normally be supposed. A very different perspective. The big picture in fact!
Thank you U-dog!
Now. Where is Andy? The other half of this verse needs some sleuthing!
