Reza Aslan Quote

It was not unusual to be called Son of God in ancient Judaism. God calls David his son: today I have begotten you (Psalms 2:7). He even calls Israel his first-born son (Exodus 4:22). But in every case, Son of God is meant as a title, not a description. Paul’s view of Jesus as the literal son of God is without precedence in second Temple Judaism.

Reza Aslan

It was not unusual to be called Son of God in ancient Judaism. God calls David his son: today I have begotten you (Psalms 2:7). He even calls Israel his first-born son (Exodus 4:22). But in every case, Son of God is meant as a title, not a description. Paul’s view of Jesus as the literal son of God is without precedence in second Temple Judaism.

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