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Of necessity, [[Jesus]] could only imply during his ministry that he was divine, in order to avoid being put to death for [[blasphemy]] before his preaching and works were completed.<ref>Blasphemy was punishable by death under the [[Old Testament]] and by a lesser penalty under Roman law. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02595a.htm]</ref>  '''''Because of blasphemy laws, Jesus often could only imply his divinity without expressly saying so'''''. <ref>This is made particularly clear by how Jesus used the phrase immediately after his divinity was revealed to several [[Apostles]] and [[God]] confirmed Jesus is His son: “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” ... Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” Matt 17:5,9 ([[ESV]]).</ref>

Of necessity, [[Jesus]] could only imply during his ministry that he was divine, in order to avoid being put to death for [[blasphemy]] before his preaching and works were completed.<ref>Blasphemy was punishable by death under the [[Old Testament]] and by a lesser penalty under Roman law. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02595a.htm]</ref>  '''''Because of blasphemy laws, Jesus often could only imply his divinity without expressly saying so'''''. <ref>This is made particularly clear by how Jesus used the phrase immediately after his divinity was revealed to several [[Apostles]] and [[God]] confirmed Jesus is His son: “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” ... Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” Matt 17:5,9 ([[ESV]]).</ref>

Jesus' curing of the beggar blind from birth was followed by Jesus asking him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?"

Jesus' curing of the beggar blind from birth was followed by Jesus asking him, "Do you believe in the Son of Man?" He responded, "Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"  Jesus replied, "You have seen him, the one speaking with you is he."  The formerly blind man responded, "I do believe, Lord," and he worshiped Him.<ref>[http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032617.cfm]</ref>  The translation "Son of Man" in English in that passage fails to capture the implication of "Son of God," which was obviously meant.<ref>The blind beggar would not have understood "Son of Man" to be a scriptural reference to a similar term referenced only once in the [[Book of Daniel]].</ref>

He responded, "Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?"  Jesus replied, "You have seen him, the one speaking with you is he."  The formerly blind man responded, "I do believe, Lord," and he worshiped Him.<ref>[http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/032617.cfm]</ref>  The translation "Son of Man" in that passage fails to capture the implication of "Son of God," which was obviously meant.<ref>The blind beggar would not have understood "Son of Man" to be a scriptural reference to a similar term referenced only once in the [[Book of Daniel]].</ref>

 

The Greek version of how Jesus described himself is "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''," which is - according to [[Andrew Schlafly]] - best translated as "'''the Son, a human being'''" or, more simply, "'''the Son, a man'''."  A full, wordy translation of the Greek would be "The Son, with the character of man."  The Greek is likely a translation of an Aramaic phrase "bar enosha," which has the connotation of "a human."<ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2011/08/son-of-man-or-human-one-tough-translation-questions-raised-by-the-common-english-bible/</ref>  The Greek wording implies the divinity of Jesus in a non-blasphemous manner, without Jesus expressly claiming to be God.  [[Faith]] is then 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 - according to [[Andrew Schlafly]] - best translated as "'''the Son, a human being'''" or, more simply, "'''the Son, a man'''."  A full, wordy translation of the Greek would be "The Son, with the character of man."  The Greek is likely a translation of an Aramaic phrase "bar enosha," which has the connotation of "a human."<ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2011/08/son-of-man-or-human-one-tough-translation-questions-raised-by-the-common-english-bible/</ref>  The Greek wording implies the divinity of Jesus in a non-blasphemous manner, without Jesus expressly claiming to be God.  [[Faith]] is then 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>