Spittle, Clay, and Creation in John 9:6 and Some Dead Sea Scrolls
John 9:6 contains a curious reference to Jesus’ use of spittle and clay to heal a man born blind. Beginning with Irenaeus, patristic exegetes saw here an allusion to God’s use of dust to create Adam. Modern commentators, however, are generally skeptical of this interpretation and are content to make...
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Scholar's Press
2013
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Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2013, Volume: 132, Issue: 3, Pages: 659-670 |
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