Yeah well that race will claim just about anything and twist and turn every word or sentence to suit their purpose; I think that you know what i meant; the Son of God is not any human, but THE Son of God..
No, I meant what I said. Jesus called himself the Son of Man. He healed the blind, raised the dead, and forgave sins with his death. We have hope of eternal life because of his resurrection.
Not that I really care, but I'm slightly curious to see if you object more to the original writings of the NT, or to their faithful transmission through the centuries.
English is not my native language (duh!) and while i have read the bible a couple of times over the years, it's the Danish translation of the text. Never read a English version..
Excerpt from Mattæus Evangeliet (the Matthew Gospel):
"Så spurgte han dem: »Men I, hvem siger I, at jeg er?« Simon Peter svarede: »Du er Kristus, den levende Guds søn.« Og Jesus sagde til ham: »Salig er du, Simon, Jonas' søn, for det har kød og blod ikke åbenbaret dig, men min Fader i himlene."
Translated:
"Then he asked them: "But you, who do you say that I am?" Simon Peter answered: "You are Christ, Son of the living God." And Jesus said to him: "Blessed are you, Simon, Jonas' son, for flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven."
I always interpreted this as Christs 'admission' of being THE Son of God and while his earthly body might have been of flesh and blood, the gestalt was a Deity.. which makes the question of race not significant in my book..
The messiah was expected to be divine by the Jews. They also expected him to undertake a military campaign. Even after his resurrection, Jesus's disciples asked when he was going to restore the (earthly) kingdom (Acts 1:6).
In Mark 14, Jesus says, "I AM, and you will see the Son of Man..." (referring to himself). He calls himself Son of Man more than anything.
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