Questions about Jesus' Deity in Mark 6:45-52 - Part 1

This episode discusses questions about Jesus' use of God's name "I AM" to identify himself in Mark 6:45-54. A commonly-held belief is that only John, the author of the last gospel reported Jesus believing himself to be God, but here in Mark there are several statements of Jesus' divinity that are sometimes difficult to find. We'll help uncover them here and discuss common questions we receive.

Resources:

Michael Heiser's article on Jesus' most convincing I AM statements: https://drmsh.com/the-i-am-statements-of-jesus-a-slightly-different-approach/

Research Paper: A ghost on the water? Understanding an absurdity in Mark 6:45-52: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25610124

Research Paper: Oxford Scholarship article by Timothy Michael Law noting the Greek translation of the Old Testament (Septuagint) as the primary version of the Old Testament used by the New Testament writers: https://academic.oup.com/book/6258/chapter-abstract/149903383?redirectedFrom=fulltext