IVP New Testament Commentary Series – Jesus Alone Reveals the Father (11:27)
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Jesus Alone Reveals the Father (11:27)

In contrast to the wise and learned (v. 25), Jesus alone is in a position to declare exactly what God is like (v. 27). The Father has given Jesus the sole prerogative of revealing him, so anyone who approaches God a different way will not find him. Although other images (such as of a new Moses) may also be at work, Jesus describes himself here especially in the language of divine Wisdom (Witherington 1990:227; Davies and Allison 1991:296-97). Many Christian scholars suspect that Jesus' identity is a stumbling block even today for many of the colleagues among the wise and learned who trust in scholarly tradition more than they fear the Lord.

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