{
  "id": "dict_000720",
  "term": "Bread of Life",
  "slug": "bread-of-life",
  "letter": "B",
  "entry_type": "theological_term",
  "entry_family": "theological_term",
  "depth_profile": "standard",
  "short_definition": "“Bread of Life” is a title Jesus used for Himself in John 6 to teach that He alone gives true and lasting spiritual life. As bread sustains physical life, Christ sustains all who come to Him in faith.",
  "simple_one_line": "",
  "tooltip_text": "",
  "aliases": [
    "Life, Bread of"
  ],
  "scripture_references": [],
  "original_language_terms": [],
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  "lede_intro": "",
  "at_a_glance_definition": "",
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  "description_academic_short": "“Bread of Life” comes from Jesus’ teaching in John 6, especially after the feeding of the five thousand. He contrasts ordinary bread, which only sustains life for a time, with Himself as the one sent from heaven who gives eternal life. The image calls people to trust in Him personally, not merely to seek physical provision or signs.",
  "description_academic_full": "“Bread of Life” is a figurative title Jesus uses of Himself in John 6:35 and the surrounding passage. In that context, after miraculously feeding the crowd, Jesus directs attention away from temporary food to the deeper need for eternal life. The image recalls God’s provision of manna in the wilderness, yet Jesus presents Himself as greater than manna because He is the true bread from heaven who gives life to the world. Within a conservative evangelical reading, the central point is clear: Christ is the God-given source of spiritual life, and those who come to Him in faith receive lasting satisfaction and eternal life. Interpreters differ on how some later statements in John 6 relate to the Lord’s Supper, but the safest conclusion is that the passage fundamentally calls people to believe in and depend on Jesus Himself.",
  "background_biblical_context": "",
  "background_historical_context": "",
  "background_jewish_ancient_context": "",
  "key_texts_primary": [],
  "key_texts_secondary": [],
  "original_language_note": "",
  "theological_significance": "",
  "philosophical_explanation": "",
  "interpretive_cautions": "",
  "major_views_note": "",
  "doctrinal_boundaries": "",
  "practical_significance": "",
  "meta_description": "“Bread of Life” is a title Jesus used for Himself in John 6 to teach that He alone gives true and lasting spiritual life. As bread sustains physical life, Christ sustains all who come to Him in faith.",
  "public_url": "/companion-bible-dictionary/bread-of-life/",
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  "final_disposition": "PUBLISH_CANONICAL"
}