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I\u2019ve received some fantastic questions in the last couple weeks (you can submit your questions here<\/a>). I\u2019m jazzed about seeing the discussion around each of them, including this one from Andrew:<\/p>\n

In the Gospel of John, Jesus makes many confident self-proclamations (conservative Evangelical\u2019s favorite verses which seemingly demonstrates the exclusivity of Jesus). Now, I\u2019m sure that claiming to be God in 1st century Judiasm is a really big deal; however, how is it that none of these self-proclamations make it into any of the synoptic gospels?<\/strong> Is it possible that Jesus never made these self-proclamations? If not, how does this effect our understanding of Trinitarian theology in the gospel accounts?<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You respond in the comments. I\u2019ll respond on Friday. See all of the past questions and answers here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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