<p>5:47 <i>But if you do not believe his writings, how shall you believe my words?</i>- This is John's equivalent to Lk. 16:31: &quot;If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, even if one rises from the dead&quot;. The Lord's resurrection is here paralleled with &quot;my words&quot;. The risen Lord was and is His word to men. And in the Jewish context, it would only be accepted if they had firstly believed Moses. Of course, they would have been indignant at the idea that they did not believe the writings of Moses; they held a doctrine of hyper-inspiration of the text of the Torah, whereby every letter was inspired and seen as full of meaning. But such a reverent view of the Bible text can lead to Bibliolatry, rather than to faith in the Christ who is witnessed to throughout that text.</p>