“Ye Are Gods”: Christ, Asha, and the Divine Spark Within
A Zoroastrian Reflection on John 10:31–36 and the Eternal Fire in Every Soul In the Gospel of John 10:31–36, Jesus is threatened with stoning for blasphemy after declaring, “I and the Father are one.” Rather than retreat, he confronts the religious leaders with a paradox hidden in their own scripture: “Is it not written in your law, I said, ‘Ye are gods’?” (John 10:34, referencing Psalm 82:6 ) “If he called them…
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A Zoroastrian Reflection on John 10:31–36 and the Eternal Fire in Every Soul In the Gospel of John 10:31–36, Jesus is threatened with stoning for blasphemy after declaring, “I and the Father are one.” Rather than retreat, he confronts the religious leaders with a paradox hidden in their own scripture: “Is it not written in your law, I said, ‘Ye are gods’?” (John 10:34, referencing Psalm 82:6 ) “If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came—and the scripture cannot be broken…” Fravashi and Psalm 82: The Divine Spark in All Beings In Psalm 82:6 , God declares: “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” This echoes what Zoroastrianism teaches through the doctrine of the Fravashi —the preexistent, divine part of every soul that chose to enter the world and uphold Asha , the Truth.
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Yasna · Gathas · Avesta · Denkard