One new man

A student suggests a creation image in John 9 – the clay and spittle on the blind man’s eyes recall the dust-and-breath of Genesis 2. Further, she suggests a connection with the land-sea imagery of the OT: Spittle and clay join Jew and Gentile in one new man, a man reborn by Jesus, a man who can now see.

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