• The Laws of Logic Hold Universally
• Christianity's distinctive, characteristic beliefs

• Thomas declared that Jesus was his Lord and his God (John 20:28)
• The author of Colossians declared that Jesus was God (Col 1; Col 2:9)
• The author of Hebrews claimed that Jesus was God (Heb 1)
• The author of Rev 19.16 declares Jesus is God
• Jesus is described as creator throughout Scripture
• the author of John 1 declares that Jesus is God
• If enough of the above are true, Many in Jesus' day claimed that He was God
• Enough of the above are true.

∴ Many in Jesus' day claimed that He was God