Bibliography/Resources

• The Gospel of John (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture Series)
• Shanks, Hershel. “The Siloam Pool,” Biblical Archaeology Review 31, no. 5 (2005): 16, 18–23.
• Verbum Bible Software - www.verbum.com

References

• Making clay fell into the category of "kneading" which was forbidden on the Sabbath (cf. Mishnah Shabbat 7.2; The Gospel of John [Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture], 176)
• Genesis 2:7 - "Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being."