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58 to elaborate and explain the former. However, if some teaching is in the revelation only in one place, and that revelation is also not explained well, then there should be room to interpret that revela- tion logically. We cannot throw such revelation away as worthless, but rather we must try to interpret it logically. Fifth— Regarding where Christ our Lord said Why do you accuse me of blasphemy for saying I am the Son of God? Aren’t your judges and divines called ‘gods’? There is no charge of blasphemy against them, so why upon me? By this he in no way denied his Divinity; rather, deeming their anger unjustified he controlled it. Apart from this in Matthew 16:13–16, our Lord accepted this title from his dis- ciples, that he is the Son of the living God. Then it is recorded in Matthew 26:63 that the high priest said to him, ‘I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said. ’ (The rest, later. ) Signature —English Signature —English Henry Martyn Clark Ghulam Q a dir Fasih President President Representing Christians Representing Muslims