The Synoptic Gospels and the Relationship Between Jesus and God

Erman: When Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic my son your sins are forgiven. The only other being who could know inner thoughts is God since 1 Chronicles 28 9 says the Lord searches every mind and understands every plan and thought. In the synoptic gospels you see he presents himself as not just another human prophet, but a divine self-identity," writes Erman.