Jesus God

By specific mentions

The gospel of John

The argument against his deity

The absence of article

The reasons against this translation

Gramatical

There is a specific article for that rendition

Predicate nouns go without article with no significant change of meaning

The word order shows a balnced view of the nature of God

Other considerations

The phraseology used of the “ beginning” The creative activity ascribed to the word The underscoring of his deity in the gospel of John

Hebrews 1:8

The Superiority of Jesus

The alternative translation

Reasons against this translation

Elohim can be addressed of kings or persons in high places

It is unusual

The context favours the other

The difference between he and the angels

Same vocative construction used of the Son

Does Paul call Jesus God

Some argue against this

Verses where Paul Calls Jesus God

Romans 9:5

The different renderings

The reasons for the first rendering

Manuscripts no punctuation

Early Christian writers refer it to Christ

Fits a natural antithesis in languaje

The relative pronoun most naturally refers to Christ

The phrasing of the doxology

The context of crecendo

Acts 20:28

The manuscript problem

Different rendering according to manuscript

It parallels the OT allusion

The term His own Blood

2 Peter 3:18

By his attributes

Implicit in his demands

Demand for inordinate trust

Allows worship