These Jews thought Jesus claimed to be God. Jesus did not deny that.
Err, yes he did deny it! Did you not read the following verses that you quoted? From the NIV which you quoted, John 10:36:
Why then do you accuse me of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
or ISV:
(36) how can you say to the one whom the Father has consecrated and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming,' because I said, 'I am the Son of God'?
Jesus clearly stated that he claimed to be the Son of God, not that he claimed to be God!
Did the disciples know that Jesus was God before his resurrection?
No, they never believed that Jesus was Almighty God.
It was a divine mystery. Because of that, they were somewhat ambiguous about it. After the resurrection, however, they asserted that
Jesus was God. It was a divine mystery, but they were no longer ambiguous about it.
Linking to a discussion on another website is not helpful. If you believe the disciples asserted that Jesus was God then please post your evidence in this thread/website.
I briefly looked at your link. You first referred to Jesus healing a blind man:
Jesus healed a man (B1) born blind in John 9:
35 Jesus heard that they [the Pharisees] had cast him [B1] out, and having found him he said, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36He answered, “And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?” 37Jesus said to him, “You have seen him, and it is he who is speaking to you.” 38He said, “Lord, I believe,” and he worshiped him.
B1 thought Jesus was God.
That is plainly incorrect! It clearly states that the blind man believed that Jesus was the Son of Man, not that he was God! Just because he worshipped Jesus, that does not mean that he believed that Jesus was God. The word translated as worship means to kneel or prostrate oneself in reverence, as was commonly done before men of rank and honour. The Pharisees standing by and listening did not say anything about the blind man thinking that Jesus was God - they would have said something if that was the case!
Then you wrote:
Paul thought Jesus was God, Romans 9:
5 Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.
You didn't specify which translation that is, but it is a misleading translation (Trinity bias translation). Other translations say, for example:
Romans 9:5 (KJV):
(5) Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 9:5 (WEB):
(5) of whom are the fathers, and from whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God, blessed forever. Amen.
Romans 9:5 (ASV):
(5) whose are the fathers, and of whom is Christ as concerning the flesh, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 9:5 (Darby):
(5) whose are the fathers; and of whom, as according to flesh, is the Christ, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 9:5 (Webster):
(5) Whose are the fathers, and from whom according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
Romans 9:5 (YLT):
(5) whose are the fathers, and of whom is the Christ, according to the flesh, who is over all, God blessed to the ages. Amen.
Romans 9:5 (GNB):
(5) they are descended from the famous Hebrew ancestors; and Christ, as a human being, belongs to their race. May God, who rules over all, be praised forever! Amen.
Scripture should be used to help translate ambiguous verses of Scripture. Don't forget that Paul also wrote:
1 Corinthians 8:6 (WEB):
(6) yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.
and he often wrote (e.g. 1 Corinthians 1:3, WEB):
(3) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
and also wrote, Colossians 1:3 (WEB):
(3) We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
So Paul most definitely did not believe that Jesus was Almighty God.
