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In [[Matthew 20-28 (Translated)#26:64|Matthew 26:64]], [[Jesus]] says something so blasphemous that it caused the High Priest to demand his execution.  It was either "Hereafter you will see 'the Son of man, sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven'" or "Hereafter you will see '''the'' Son, a man, sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.'"  The latter rendition is clearly blasphemous while the former is not.

In [[Matthew 20-28 (Translated)#26:64|Matthew 26:64]], [[Jesus]] says something so blasphemous that it caused the High Priest to demand his execution.  It was either "Hereafter you will see 'the Son of man, sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven'" or "Hereafter you will see '''the'' Son, a man, sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.'"  The latter rendition is clearly blasphemous while the former is not.

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 fbest 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>

John 9:35 does not make sense as merely "Do you believe in the Son of Man?", and the Greek manuscripts disagree at this verse, some stating "Son of Man" (ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου), others "Son of God" (ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ).  A fuller translation might be, "Do you believe in The Son, a human being?"

John 9:35 does not make sense as merely "Do you believe in the Son of Man?", and the Greek manuscripts disagree at this verse, some stating "Son of Man" (ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου), others "Son of God" (ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ).  A fuller translation might be, "Do you believe in The Son, a human being?"

Ezekiel 28:12 (ESV).

Ezekiel 28:12 (ESV).

== Literal Translation ==

== Literal Translation ==

The literal  translation of "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''" is "'''the Son of Man'''", as τοὺ ἀνθρώπου is the genitive of ὁ ἄνθρωπος - (the) man. This translation is used, e.g., in the [[KJB|King James Bible]], the [[New American Standard Bible]] or the [[New International Version]]. But according to Andrew Schlafly, this rendition is inconsistent with how the similar Greek phrase that replaces "of man" with "of peace" is better translated as "a peaceful person," "someone who promotes peace," or "a man of peace" <ref>The NASB translates the Greek word for "son" non-literally as "man", in order to convey the meaning of the phrase.</ref> in Luke 10:6, rather than as  the literal phrase "a son of peace."<ref>"'''ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ'''" is translated as "'''the Son of God'''"</ref> (a translation used in the [[King James Bible]] and the [[English Standard Version]].) But in English the overly literal translation as "the Son of Man" is incoherent, and the phrase interferes with the clear logic of the important passage surrounding [[John 3:16]].

The literal  translation of "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''" is "'''the Son of Man'''", as τοὺ ἀνθρώπου is the genitive of ὁ ἄνθρωπος - (the) man. This translation is used, e.g., in the [[KJB|King James Bible]], the [[New American Standard Bible]] or the [[New International Version]]. This rendition is inconsistent with how the similar Greek phrase that replaces "of man" with "of peace" is better translated as "a peaceful person," "someone who promotes peace," or "a man of peace" <ref>The NASB translates the Greek word for "son" non-literally as "man", in order to convey the meaning of the phrase.</ref> in Luke 10:6, rather than as  the literal phrase "a son of peace."<ref>"'''ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ'''" is translated as "'''the Son of God'''"</ref> (a translation used in the [[King James Bible]] and the [[English Standard Version]].) But in English the overly literal translation as "the Son of Man" is incoherent, and the phrase interferes with the clear logic of the important passage surrounding [[John 3:16]].

== Logical Basis ==

== Logical Basis ==