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| − | "'''Son of Man'''" is the common translation used consistently for the last 500 years of [[Jesus]]'s description of his divinity without committing the capital offense of blasphemy. According to [[Andrew Schlafly]], this a mistranslation, and the proper translation is "'''''The''''' Son, a human being," or simply "The Son, a man" (thereby implying divinity without committing blasphemy). | + | "'''Son of Man'''" is a common mistranslation that obscures Jesus's divinity. [[Jesus]] used an artful phrase to describe his divinity without committing the capital offense of blasphemy, which would have terminated His ministry before it completed. |
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| | + | Rather than the nonsensical "Son of Man," proper translations of this phrase are: |
| | + | *The Son became Man |
| | + | *The Son as Man |
| | + | *"'''''The''''' Son, a human being," |
| | + | *most simply "The Son, a man" (thereby implying divinity without committing blasphemy) |
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| | + | The use of the phrase in Mark 10:45 illustrates the flaws in the "Son of Man" and the superiority of any of the above alternatives: |
| | + | *For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve (NIV) |
| | + | *For even the Son as Man did not come to be served, but to serve |
| | + | *For even The Son, a human being, did not come to be served, but to serve |
| | + | *For even The Son, a man, did not come to be served, but to serve |
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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> |