"Williams also points out that the biases in historical Jesus scholarship are subtle but consistent."
Actually, the bias is explicit. Critical scholarship treats methodological atheism as axiomatic.
"I am inclined to think that when Jesus says, “It is I” in Mark 6:50 he is merely trying to calm the disciples’ fears, not to make an “I am” claim to deity.
While it's true that ego eimi is not a claim of deity in itself, the setting of the claim inevitably evokes and invites parallels with OT statements about Yahweh's control over the sea.
I agree with 99% of this. Two disagreements:
ReplyDelete"Williams also points out that the biases in historical Jesus scholarship are subtle but consistent."
Actually, the bias is explicit. Critical scholarship treats methodological atheism as axiomatic.
"I am inclined to think that when Jesus says, “It is I” in Mark 6:50 he is merely trying to calm the disciples’ fears, not to make an “I am” claim to deity.
While it's true that ego eimi is not a claim of deity in itself, the setting of the claim inevitably evokes and invites parallels with OT statements about Yahweh's control over the sea.