The stories in the Old Testament | Scripture and Tradition

the gospel of john’s portrayal of jesus as the god of the old testament is seen most emphatically in the seven “i am” statements of jesus. he is the “bread of life” (john 6:35), provided by god to feed the souls of his people, just as he provided manna from heaven to feed the israelites in the wilderness (exodus 16:11–36). jesus is the “light of the world” (john 8:12), the same light that god promised to his people in the old testament (isaiah 30:26; 60:19–22) and which will find its culmination

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