“Who do you say I am?” “I am not the Messiah.”
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:42 am
Both Jesus and John are asked about their identity:
John 1:19-23 :
(Mark 8:27-33)
But the difference is that John denies that he is the Messiah (=Jesus), while Jesus denies that he is John (without claim explicitly a Messianic identity).
Was the Markan episode based on a previous episode where John claimed that he was not the Jewish Messiah, when some asked about his true identity?
Was John the original person addressed by the question: who are you?
I am not sure, but the two episodes are so similar...
John 1:19-23 :
19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders[a] in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”
He answered, “No.”
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”
29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.
(Mark 8:27-33)
But the difference is that John denies that he is the Messiah (=Jesus), while Jesus denies that he is John (without claim explicitly a Messianic identity).
Was the Markan episode based on a previous episode where John claimed that he was not the Jewish Messiah, when some asked about his true identity?
Was John the original person addressed by the question: who are you?
I am not sure, but the two episodes are so similar...