The epithetic stance of 'I am' stems from its definition. It is the Septuagint rendition of ego eime, which is the same as the revelation of God's name -I AM or Jehovah. This is the facticity of the person of Jesus -the ‘I AM’ of the New Testament. It will be a usurpative act on His part to institute a new covenant had He not been the Initiator of the new: "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins" [Matthew 26:28].Read More