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"'''Son of Man'''" is a common mistranslation, preferred by [[liberals]], which obscures Jesus's divinity.  [[Jesus]] used an artful phrase to convey 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, preferred by [[liberals]], which obscures Jesus's divinity.  [[Jesus]] used an artful phrase to convey his divinity without committing the capital offense of blasphemy, which would have terminated His ministry before it completed.   

A better English translation which conveys the divinity 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" (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" to restore the intended implication of divinity''''', without committing blasphemy under the strict rules of the time.  The versatility of "as" in modern English conveys the meaning of the awkward, unusual Greek phrase better than "of" does.

A better English translation which conveys the divinity 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" (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" to restore the intended implication of divinity''''', without committing blasphemy under the strict rules of the time.  The versatility of "as" in modern English conveys the meaning of the awkward, unusual Greek phrase better than "of" does.

The use of the phrase in Mark 10:45 illustrates the flaws in the "Son of Man" and the superiority of the "Son as Man" as the English translation:

 

The use of the phrase in Mark 10:45 illustrates the flaws in the "Son of Man" and the superiority of the "Son as man" as the English translation:

*For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve (NIV)

*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 as man did not come to be served, but to serve

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>

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 ''as'' 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 ''as'' 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 the awkward phrase "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''," which can be translated as "'''the Son, a human being'''" or, more simply, "'''the Son as Man'''."<ref>Literally, a word-for-word translation is "the son of the man" - [https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.bing.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1236&context=studiaantiqua - Haley Wilson, "A SURVEY OF THE “SON OF MAN” FROM DANIEL TO JESUS, PART 1," p. 1]</ref>  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 the awkward phrase "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''," which can be translated as "'''the Son, a human being'''" or, more simply, "'''the Son as man'''."<ref>Literally, a word-for-word translation is "the son of the man" - [https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.bing.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1236&context=studiaantiqua - Haley Wilson, "A SURVEY OF THE “SON OF MAN” FROM DANIEL TO JESUS, PART 1," p. 1]</ref>  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?"