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1 | jesus is man | John 10:29 | Ray | 11183 | ||
Hi Isa, I know that you are awake right now so I thought I would make a comment on your short question ,"jesus is man". It is very hard to show the humanity of Christ using capitalization. Personal names have a capital letter don't they; so its hard to consider the question of whether Jesus was just a man. As you know I think of Him as a Man and as the Son of Man and the Son of God. I think the closest that Scripture comes to calling Him a man is the fact that He came in the likeness of men. Also Hebrews 2:14-17 But the writer of Hebrews knows Him as Apostle and High Priest. Hebrews 3:1 Consider Hebrews 2:6 with me for a minute and consider the Son of Man who was made for a little while lower than the angels. |
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2 | son of man | John 10:29 | userdoe217 | 11197 | ||
Thank you for your answer Ray, but I do not really understand the subtle difference between "son of Man" and "son of man" Please elaborate. Thank you, Isa |
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3 | son of man | John 10:29 | Searcher56 | 11210 | ||
Isa, When it is capitailize, it is Jesus Christ. It is also Him, if the word "the" precedes the phrase (Psa 8:4). There was no difference between letters in the orginial. Not all translations follow the same rules. When it is in lower case, it usually refers to common man (Num 23:19). Steve |
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4 | son of man | John 10:29 | Ray | 11289 | ||
Hi Steve, The only knowledge of Greek that I have is that it is all in capital letters so basically capitalization is up to interpretation by the translators. I am interested in your reference to Psalm 8:4 and your statement that Him might be capitalized if "the" precedes the phrase. Which Him of verse 4 are you talking about? This is how I "interpret" Psalm 8:4 and basically Numbers 23:19, and Heb 2:6. I see a switch in thought from man to the Son of Man. "What is man, that Thou dost care for him? And the Son of Man, that Thou dost care for Him? Yet Thou hast made Him a little lower than God (the angels), And dost crown Him with glory and majesty! Thou dost make Him to rule over the works of Thy hands; Thou has put all things under His feet." If this Psalm is saying that "man" has all this authority on earth, why does it end "O Lord, our Lord, How majestic is Your name in all the earth!" |
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5 | son of man | John 10:29 | Searcher56 | 11443 | ||
Ray - It also helps to look at the context. Steve | ||||||
6 | son of man | John 10:29 | Ray | 11601 | ||
Hi Steve, You gave an example of the article "the". Can you elaborate, please. | ||||||
7 | son of man | John 10:29 | Searcher56 | 11630 | ||
Ray, if you mean "the" son of man ... it is always referring to Christ, just as when "The" Son of God. We are all sons of God, but, Christ is the one and only Son. Isaac was called the son of Abraham, tho he did have other sons. Steve | ||||||
8 | son of man | John 10:29 | Ray | 11708 | ||
Hi Steve, Is the article "the" a particular sign of Deity then? I believe that the Son of Man is spoken of here in the Psalm 8:4 passage that you referenced and the Hebrews 2:6 that I spoke of earlier. I am not sure, however, that the article is the determining factor. I think that the context provides the key. For an example of the importance of the article, I'm thinking of when the spirit took Phillip away after this man spoke to the Ethiopian. Would the introduction of an article there prove that it was the Spirit, in other words, Holy Spirit that snatched him away? I don't believe so, for spirit refers back to a spirit from an earlier verse. See Acts 8:29 and 39 |
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