In an article titled “Dr. Michael Heiser DISMANTLES Modern Commentaries on John 10 When Jesus Said ‘You Are Gods,'” scholar Dr. Michael Heiser argues that most modern commentaries misinterpret Jesus’ reference to Psalm 82:6 during the Festival of Dedication. Heiser contends that contemporary scholars often strip the passage of its ancient Near Eastern context, failing to recognize that Jesus was using a “lesser to the greater” (a fortiori) argument to defend his claim to be “one with the Father” against the Pharisees.
The core of Heiser’s critique focuses on the identity of the “gods” mentioned in the text. While many modern commentaries interpret these “gods” as human judges or rulers who received the Word of God, Heiser suggests this misses the deeper theological point. He argues that Jesus was not merely appealing to a metaphor for human authority but was engaging with the concept of divine beings or angels, thereby establishing that if even lesser beings (or humans in a delegated role) are called “gods,” Jesus’ claim to be the “Son of God” is not blasphemy but a legitimate assertion of a higher, unique status.
Key points of Heiser’s dismantling include:
Contextual Ignorance: Modern interpretations often detach Jesus’ words from the Jewish legal logic and the specific polemical context of the Maccabean period.
Misapplication of Psalm 82: Heiser argues that interpreting John 10:34 as a denial of Jesus’ deity contradicts the entire trajectory of the Gospel of John, which consistently presents Jesus as possessing true deity by nature.
Historical Consensus: Early church fathers like Justin Martyr, Athanasius, and Augustine understood this passage as affirming that Christ is God by essence, whereas humans are called “gods” only by participation or office, a distinction Heiser believes modern commentaries obscure.
Defense of Deity: The article emphasizes that Jesus’ argument was designed to expose the hypocrisy of his accusers, who accepted Scripture’s use of “gods” for humans but rejected Jesus’ divine sonship, thus reinforcing rather than diminishing his claim to equality with the Father.
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In an article titled “Dr. Michael Heiser DISMANTLES Modern Commentaries on John 10 When Jesus Said ‘You Are Gods,'” scholar Dr. Michael Heiser argues that most modern commentaries misinterpret Jesus’ reference to Psalm 82:6 during the Festival of Dedication. Heiser contends that contemporary scholars often strip the passage of its ancient Near Eastern context, failing to recognize that Jesus was using a “lesser to the greater” (a fortiori) argument to defend his claim to be “one with the Father” against the Pharisees.
The core of Heiser’s critique focuses on the identity of the “gods” mentioned in the text. While many modern commentaries interpret these “gods” as human judges or rulers who received the Word of God, Heiser suggests this misses the deeper theological point. He argues that Jesus was not merely appealing to a metaphor for human authority but was engaging with the concept of divine beings or angels, thereby establishing that if even lesser beings (or humans in a delegated role) are called “gods,” Jesus’ claim to be the “Son of God” is not blasphemy but a legitimate assertion of a higher, unique status.
Key points of Heiser’s dismantling include:
Note: We do use YouTube Video’s under the “Fair Use” Act under the Copyright Law:
“Fair use is a doctrine in the United States copyright law codified in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976.1 It provides for the legal, non-licensed citation or incorporation of copyrighted material in another author’s work without requiring permission from the rights holders, such as for commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching or scholarship.01 The U.S. Copyright Office Fair Use Index should prove helpful in understanding what courts have to date considered to be fair or not fair but it is not a substitute for legal advice.2“
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