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"'''Son of Man'''" is the common English translation of the enigmatic phrase [[Jesus]] used to describe himself.

"'''Son of Man'''" is the common English translation of the enigmatic phrase [[Jesus]] used to describe himself.

[[Jesus]] was careful to avoid wording that committed the crime of blasphemy, which would have resulted in his prosecution before he completed his ministry.  Hence he implied his divinity without expressly saying so.

[[Jesus]] was careful to avoid wording that committed the crime of [[blasphemy]], which was punishable by death under the [[Old Testament]] and with a lesser penalty under Roman law,<ref>http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02595a.htm</ref> and which would have resulted in the prosecution of Jesus before he completed his ministry.  Hence he implied his divinity without expressly saying so.

The Greek version of how Jesus described himself is "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''," which is best translated as "'''The Son, a human being'''."  The Greek wording implies the divinity of Jesus in a non-blasphemous manner, without Jesus expressly claiming to be God.  [[Faith]] is required to accept the obvious implication that Jesus was divine, and his opponents thereby had a difficult time catching him in the crime of blasphemy during his ministry.<ref>Other possible translations are less consistent with the Greek, and would have constituted the crime of blasphemy: "God as a man," "Son of Man from God," "God became man," "God descended as man," or "Christ, Son of [[God]]."</ref>

The Greek version of how Jesus described himself is "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''," which is best translated as "'''The Son, a human being'''."  The Greek wording implies the divinity of Jesus in a non-blasphemous manner, without Jesus expressly claiming to be God.  [[Faith]] is required to accept the obvious implication that Jesus was divine, and his opponents thereby had a difficult time catching him in the crime of blasphemy during his ministry.<ref>Other possible translations are less consistent with the Greek, and would have constituted the crime of blasphemy: "God as a man," "Son of Man from God," "God became man," "God descended as man," or "Christ, Son of [[God]]."</ref>

It is possible that its first use in reference to Jesus Christ is in the Book of Daniel, 7:13, in a prophecy of the [[Messiah]]:

It is possible that its first use in reference to Jesus Christ is in the Book of Daniel, 7:13, in a prophecy of the [[Messiah]]:

{{cquote|I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.}}

{{cquote|I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.}}

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