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[[Jesus]] is referred to the "Son of God" many times in the [[New Testament]]. The term is also used in the [[Bible]] to describe a Christians relation to the [[God the father|Father]].
In the Old Testament, the term Son of God was used in a number of ways. It was used to describe Adam, as well as to describe angelic beings, and also to describe a special king ([[Psalm 2]]). Later, during the inter-Testamental period, the time between the writing of the Old and New Testaments, the term Son of God developed a vague connection with the concept of [[Messiah]], God's anointed one.
In the [[New Testament]] the title Son of God teaches about the nature of Jesus as well as his mission. In [[Luke 1]] the messenger from God reveals to Mary that her son Jesus will rule Israel as the Son of God. In the [[Gospel of John]] the title is used to show that Jesus brings resurrection and eternal life through belief in him (see for example [[John 5]], [[John 11]] and [[John 19]]). Furthermore Jesus shows in [[Mark 12]] through the [[parable of the vineyard]] that as the Son of God he knew his mission was to die.
Throughout the gospels, a picture is painted showing that some recognized Jesus as the Son of God, and other didn't. Jesus knew his identity as God's Son, calling God "Abba" (or Father) in Gestheme ([[Mark 14]]) and calling the Temple is Father's house at age 12 ([[Luke 2]]). His disciple Peter acknowledged it in [[Matthew16]]. Demons recognized it, his disciples recognized and the centurion at the Cross recognized it in [[Mark 15]] and his friend Martha confesed it ([[John 16]]). Not everyone recognized it, in particular the Pharisees and religious leaders of the time did not acknowledge Jesu as the Son of God. The New Testament (in [[John 19]], [[Matthew 18]], [[Luke 22]]) shows that Jesus was in fact brought to trial and executed because of his claim to be the Son of God.
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