| − | "'''Son of Man'''" is how [[Jesus]] frequently referred to himself: this translation of the Greek "ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου" is used in virtually every translation of the Bible, including the [[King James Bible]], the [[New International Version]] or the [[Vulgate]] (''filius hominis''). In 2014, [[Andrew Schlafly]] claimed that something is lost in the translation and that the most precise English rendition of the Greek ("ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου") would be (literally) "the Son, a human being" or (including the obvious implication) "the Son of God, His human being." Other possible translations would be "God as a man," "Son of Man from God," "God became man," "God descended as man," or "Christ, Son of [[God]]." John 9:35 does not make sense as merely "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" A fuller translation would be, "Do you believe in the Son of God, His human being?" | + | "'''Son of Man'''" is how [[Jesus]] frequently referred to himself, but something is lost in the translation. The most accurate English translation of the Greek ("ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου") would be (literally) "the Son, a human being" or (including the obvious implication) "the Son of God, His human being." Other possible translations would be "God as a man," "Son of Man from God," "God became man," "God descended as man," or "Christ, Son of [[God]]." John 9:35 does not make sense as merely "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" A fuller translation would be, "Do you believe in the Son of God, His human being?" |
| | Notice that the ancient Greek did not have the punctuation of a comma to convey meaning, as English does. | | Notice that the ancient Greek did not have the punctuation of a comma to convey meaning, as English does. |