John 14:6 to Psalms 119:30

NT Text: John 14:6

OT Source(s):

• Psalms 119:30 ("way[s] of truth" = life in Torah)
• Psalms 16:11 ("way" + "life" combined)
• 1QS VIII, 12-16; IX, 17-20 (Qumran as "the way," based on Isaiah 40:3)

Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Reference Type: Allusion

Connection Method(s): Promise-Fulfillment + Contrast

Significance: OT/Second Temple: "ways of truth" = life conforming to law. Dead Sea Scrolls: contrast ways of truth vs. darkness/deceit; community = "the way" (Isaiah 40:3 basis). Now Jesus IS the way. Exclusive claim (14:6b). Where OT people expressed faith by keeping law, now faith expressed through Jesus.