| − | "'''Son of Man'''" is the literal translation of the [[Greek]] phrase '''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''. According to [[Andrew Schlafly]], this is a mistranslation that obscures Jesus's divinity<ref>This insight is shared by any well-known scholar of the Greek language.</ref>. [[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. | + | "'''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. |
| | Rather than the logically incoherent "Son of Man," a more precise translation of the meaning in English would be "The Son as Man."<ref>Other possible translations are "The Son, a human being," "The Son, a man," or "The Son became Man" (but the latter would commit blasphemy, however, which Jesus needed to avoid at the outset of his ministry).</ref> In other words, '''''simply replace "of" with "as" and the proper implication of divinity is restored''''', without committing blasphemy under the strict rules of the time. | | Rather than the logically incoherent "Son of Man," a more precise translation of the meaning in English would be "The Son as Man."<ref>Other possible translations are "The Son, a human being," "The Son, a man," or "The Son became Man" (but the latter would commit blasphemy, however, which Jesus needed to avoid at the outset of his ministry).</ref> In other words, '''''simply replace "of" with "as" and the proper implication of divinity is restored''''', without committing blasphemy under the strict rules of the time. |