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<blockquote>Those who speak blasphemy "shall surely be put to death." ([[Leviticus]] 24:16)</blockquote>

<blockquote>Those who speak blasphemy "shall surely be put to death." ([[Leviticus]] 24:16)</blockquote>

A false accusation of blasphemy was the charge for which Jesus was ultimately [[crucifixion|crucified]]. Perhaps to avoid a charge of blasphemy, Jesus typically spoke of Himself as "[[Son of Man|The Son, a human being]]," but [[Jew]]ish authorities, goaded by the [[Pharisee]]s, understood that Jesus was asserting that he was [[God]] and sought the death penalty for blasphemy.  They had trouble proving their case based on what Jesus actually said during His ministry.

A false accusation of blasphemy was the charge for which Jesus was ultimately [[crucifixion|crucified]]. Perhaps to avoid premature execution for blasphemy, Jesus typically spoke of Himself as "[[Son of Man|The Son, a human being]]" (mistranslated as the "Son of Man"), but [[Jew]]ish authorities, goaded by the [[Pharisee]]s, understood that Jesus was asserting that he was [[God]] and ultimately obtained the death penalty for blasphemy.  They had trouble proving their case based on what Jesus actually said during His ministry.

[[Christianity]] also mentions blasphemy in the [[New Testament]], but not impose a criminal punishment:

[[Christianity]] also mentions blasphemy in the [[New Testament]], but not impose a criminal punishment: