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12∞ · Question 2.8.2

What is the meaning of “before Abraham was, I am”?

The grammar is deliberately strange: not “I was” but “I am.”

From the book 12∞ Twelve to Infinity by D.R. Davenport. The full answer is free to read with an iBelieve account.

Where it sits in the book

Part
2: Jesus Beyond the Religious Construct
Gate
2.8: The "I Am" Sayings
In print
Page 68
  • ← 2.8.1 · What did Jesus mean by “I and my Father are one”?
  • 2.8.3 → · If Jesus said “I am the way,” how can other paths be valid?
  • All of Part 2

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