{"product_id":"i-am-that-i-am","title":"I Am That I Am","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelf and Reflection in the Old Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN.V.P. Franklin \u003c\/strong\u003e(author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this original and thought-provoking exploration of one of the Bible’s most profound mysteries – the Divine Name “I AM” – the author uncovers striking patterns woven through biblical texts that have long remained unnoticed. Drawing on the Hebrew Tanakh, Jewish tradition and the spiritual insights of Rudolf Steiner and Jakob Böhme, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI AM that I AM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e outlines a revitalized approach to the sacred affirmation that has shaped religious thought for millennia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt the heart of the book lies a remarkable investigation into the Hebrew verses containing the words \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eani\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eanokhi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e – the divine “I” spoken by God throughout the Old Testament. The author argues that these passages reveal striking structural, linguistic and symbolic meanings that were part of Jewish wisdom before reappearing with the “I am” sayings in the Gospel of St John.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginning with the symbolic image of the Twenty-Four Elders and the twenty-four books of the Tanakh, the author guides readers through biblical structure, sacred language, syntax, symbolism, and esoteric traditions, including the phases of the Moon in Hebrew. The result is a fresh encounter with Scripture as a living revelation in which language itself becomes a vessel of spiritual reality. Both scholarly and contemplative, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Am that I Am\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e invites readers to rediscover the hidden riches of the Old Testament and the enduring power of the Divine Name.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eN.V.P. Franklin\u003c\/span\u003e is a retired university lecturer now living in South Devon. His first study concerned Jacob Boehme and William Blake’s \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Four Zoas\u003c\/span\u003e (1979) whilst his second addressed Rudolf Steiner’s Christology and Freemasonry (1989). He has also published on Boehme’s understanding of speech sounds and has taught in the Open University and the University of California. His studies in theology were with the Russian Orthodox St Sergius Institute in Paris. Since 2014 his main task has been helping to edit the Complete Works of Hermann Beckh in English translation. He is the author of \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFreemasonry and Rudolf Steiner\u003c\/span\u003e (Temple Lodge Publishing, 2020).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eTemple Lodge Publishing\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e154 pages\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN‏ : ‎ \u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan\u003e9781915776549\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60176407003520,"sku":"9781915776549","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/3281\/8754\/files\/IAmThatIAm.jpg?v=1792602254","url":"https:\/\/rudolfsteinerbookshop.co.uk\/products\/i-am-that-i-am","provider":"Rudolf Steiner Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}