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John 8
Jesus refuses to condemn a woman caught in adultery. Teaching by the treasury in the temple, he says, 'I am the light of the world.' The argument with his hearers over Abraham ends with 'Before Abraham was, I am,' and they pick up stones.
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- The Feast of TabernaclesThe last and greatest day · The Feast of TabernaclesOpen
- The Temple MountThe Treasury · The Temple MountOpen
- The Temple MountThe Golden Lampstands · The Temple MountOpen
- The Biblical Family TreeJesus · The Biblical Family TreeOpen
- The Bible Time MapJesus · The Bible Time MapOpen
- The Feast of TabernaclesGreat lamps · night · The Feast of TabernaclesOpen
- verse/john-7-37John 7:37–38Open
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How sure can we be?
- Plausible
Jesus' words about living water, and soon after about the light of the world, echo the water-drawing and lamp-lighting of the feast.
A widely held reading. The customs themselves are described only in later sources (Mishnah Sukkah 4–5, about 200 AD), which present them as late Second Temple practice. John does not mention them.
- Speculative
Jesus’ words about light were spoken at this feast; a link to the lamps is often drawn but not stated.