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In John 20:17, instead of saying τὸν πατέρα ἡμῶν καὶ θεόν ἡμῶν, that is, “our Father and our God,” Jesus instead says, τὸν πατέρα μου καὶ πατέρα ὑμῶν καὶ θεόν μου καὶ θεὸν ὑμῶν, that is, “my Father and your Father, and my God and your God.” In fact, there doesn’t appear to be any instances where Jesus himself says “our God” (θεόν ἡμῶν) when among his Jewish kinsmen.
By Jesus’ peculiar statement, what may be implied about Jesus’ relationship to the Father (when compared to the relationship of those Jews, to whom he was speaking, to the Father)?
