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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 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.

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.  

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.