2:9). Jesus is also in some verses directly called God (Romans 9:5, Titus 2:13, 2 Peter 1:1).

Many scholars today concede the Synoptic gospels portray Jesus as divine. Jesus is described as forgiving sins, leading some theologians to believe Jesus is portrayed as God. This is because Jesus forgives sins on behalf of others; people normally only forgive transgressions against themselves. The teachers of the law recognized this and said:

Jesus also receives ??????????? [[proskynesis]] in the aftermath of the resurrection,

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