The Synoptic Gospels
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- The Synoptic Gospels - Christian View of the Son of God
- Stronger than the Jewish view
- Its not just symbolic
- Different from the Pagan view
- They don't believe God had sex with Mary to produce a demi-god son.
- Tensions
- Some Christians emplasize the divine quality in Jesus and present him as a supernatural being walking the earth.
- Others emplasize the human quality, presenting him as the perfect embodiment of what all humans try to be.
- Jesus tells his followers that they too are "children of God".
- There is a debate about whether Jesus is the Son of God in a special, unique sense or if all humans who believe in God become his children.
- Ths parallels the prologue of John.
- There is a debate about whether Jesus is the Son of God in a special, unique sense or if all humans who believe in God become his children.
- Some Christians emplasize the divine quality in Jesus and present him as a supernatural being walking the earth.
- Misnomer?
- Jesus never calls himself "Son of God" in Marks gospel (not directly).
- Various demons recognise Jesus as the Son of God and he doesn't deny the title - though he tells demons to be quiet about it.
- At Jesus' baptism, a voice from heaven calls Jesus the Son of God and Jesus does not disagree.
- Various demons recognise Jesus as the Son of God and he doesn't deny the title - though he tells demons to be quiet about it.
- In Matthew, the phrase "Son of God" is applied to Jesus by his disciples and Jesus praises them and does not deny it.
- Matthew and Luke both begin with Jesus' miraculous birth where an angle reveals that Jesus is the "Son of God".
- John's gospel contains the most references
to Jesus being God’s son – and being the Johannine Jesus (Jesus as he appears in
John's gospel) specifically talks about himself this way.
- Some
scholars conclude that Jesus never referred to himself as the “Son of God”.
- However, his later followers did believe that Jesus was divine and so the later gospels have more references to this.
- This means the idea of Jesus being the “Son of God” only formed after Jesus died.
- However, his later followers did believe that Jesus was divine and so the later gospels have more references to this.
- Some
scholars conclude that Jesus never referred to himself as the “Son of God”.
- However,
even though Jesus may not call himself the “Son of God”, he still acts like he
is.
- Jesus forgives sins (which only God can do )and he refers to God as father.
- This suggests that Jesus thought of himself as God's son and taught his followers this.
- Jesus forgives sins (which only God can do )and he refers to God as father.
- Jesus never calls himself "Son of God" in Marks gospel (not directly).
- Stronger than the Jewish view
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