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'''Blasphemy''' is a statement or act that is offensive to [[God]]. [[Judaism]] in the [[Old Testament]] imposes the following penalty for blasphemy:

'''Blasphemy''' is a statement or act that is offensive to [[God]]. [[Judaism]] in the [[Old Testament]] imposes the following penalty for blasphemy:

<blockquote>Those who speak blasphemy "shall surely be put to death". ([[Leviticus]] 24:16)</blockquote>

<blockquote>Those who speak blasphemy "shall surely be put to death." ([[Leviticus]] 24:16)</blockquote>

A false accusation of blasphemy was the charge for which Jesus was ultimately [[crucifixion|crucified]]. Perhaps to avoid a charge of blasphemy, Jesus typically spoke of Himself as "[[Son of Man|The Son, a human being]]," but [[Jew]]ish authorities, goaded by the [[Pharisee]]s, understood that Jesus was asserting that he was [[God]] and sought the death penalty for blasphemy.  They had trouble proving their case based on what Jesus actually said during His ministry.

A false accusation of blasphemy was the charge for which Jesus was ultimately [[crucifixion|crucified]]. Perhaps to avoid a charge of blasphemy, Jesus typically spoke of Himself as "[[Son of Man|The Son, a human being]]," but [[Jew]]ish authorities, goaded by the [[Pharisee]]s, understood that Jesus was asserting that he was [[God]] and sought the death penalty for blasphemy.  They had trouble proving their case based on what Jesus actually said during His ministry.