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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.

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:

The [[Gospel of Mark]] was the first to reject the traditional offense of blasphemy, both by denying its application to comments about [[God]] and also by emphasizing up-front that [[Jesus]] was the Son of God.

Later Mark also mentions blasphemy without imposing criminal punishment:

   

   

<blockquote>But whoever blasphemes against the [[Holy Spirit]] never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin. ([[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 3:29)</blockquote>  In context, this is considered to be attributing the works of God to [[Satan]].  The teachers of the law acknowledged that [[Jesus]] was curing people of evil spirits, but then accused [[Jesus]] of having the power to drive evil spirits out of people because He Himself was possessed by an evil spirit. (Mark 3:22) See [[Possession]].

<blockquote>But whoever blasphemes against the [[Holy Spirit]] never has forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin. ([[Gospel of Mark|Mark]] 3:29)</blockquote>  In context, this is considered to be attributing the works of God to [[Satan]].  The teachers of the law acknowledged that [[Jesus]] was curing people of evil spirits, but then accused [[Jesus]] of having the power to drive evil spirits out of people because He Himself was possessed by an evil spirit. (Mark 3:22) See [[Possession]].