Did Jesus think he was divine?

• John 1:1: '"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."'
• John 1:18: '"No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known."'
• This quote could be interpreted to mean
• John 20:28: 'Thomas said to him, 'My Lord and my God.''
• Jesus is God
• Hebrews 1:8-9: '"But about the Son he says, Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a sceptre of justice will be the sceptre of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness: therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions by anointing you with the oil of joy."'
• Romans 9:5: '"Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them is traced the human ancestry of the Messiah, who is God over all, forever praised! Amen."'
• Titus 2:13: '"While we wait for the blessed hope-the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ."'
• 2 Peter 1:1: '"Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ. To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours."'
• 1 John 5:20: '"We know also that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know him who is true. And we are in him who is true by being in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life."'
• Romans 8:32: '"He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all-how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?"'
• Jesus has divine status.
• Jesus is both fully human and God.
• Jesus is God in human form.
• Jesus is identified as God.
• Jesus is human and God.
• Jesus is a sacrifice.
• yes - John 9:1-41 does give indication Jesus knew he was divine because he mentions how he is the light of the world and work of God must be displayed in him. However, Jesus refers to himself as Son of Man which emphasises his humanity.
• yes- Mark 6:47-52 Jesus walks on water does also give indication because Jesus walked on water even though the wind was against him.

  However, it can be argued Jesus divinity evolved after his death as in Mark Jesus is depicted as a human prophet and teacher.
• support- John 10:30 Jesus says "I and the father are one". This statement suggests that he believed he was equal to God
• Jesus performed miracles and forgave sins, actions that, according to Jewish beliefs at the time, only God could perform.
• John 8:58: Jesus states that "Before Abraham was, I am. The phrase "I am" echoes God's self-identification in Exodus 3:14, which many interpret as Jesus claiming divinity"
• N.T Wright argues that Jesus saw himself as embodying Israel's God returning to Zion. Wright highlights how Jesus' actions, such as cleansing the Temple, symbolize God's return and his divine authority.
• "Son of Man" a title that many scholars interpret as emphasising his humanity and messianic role rather than divinity.
• the notion that Jesus was divine might have developed among his followers after his death, rather than being a claim he made about himself.
• Bart D. Ehrman argue that early Christian communities could have elevated Jesus' status over time
• Ehrman in his book "How Jesus Became God" explains how the belief in Jesus' divinity evolved after his death
• Mark, Jesus is more depicted as a human prophet and teacher.
• Jesus prayed to God, such as in the Garden of Gethsemane, which implies a distinction between himself and God showing his dependence on God
• Jesus heals a man born blind
• Blind from birth


  A man who was unable to see since birth
• Jesus: '"Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him."'
• Healing of the blind man

  1. Spit on ground

  2. Made mud

  3. Put on man's eyes

  4. Told him to wash in Pool of Siloam

  5. Man went and washed
• The Pool of Siloam means "Sent"
• The man insisted, "I am the man."
• The Pharisees investigated the healing
• Blind man: '"He is a prophet."'
• The man's parents confirmed he was born blind
• The parents were afraid of the Jewish leaders
• Blind man: '"Whether he is a sinner or not, I don't know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see."'