According to the concept of homoousion, Christ the Son was consubstantial (sharing the same substance) with the Father." (Gill, 2006) Only then was it resolved that although Jesus was the Son of God, the unique nature of Jesus as Son meant that Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit all were won. The interpretation of the term "Son of God" continues to divide Judaism from Christianity, theologically and linguistically, as well as provided a source of division amongst Christians themselves. And interpretations of the phrase continue to change in emphasis, even amongst fellow Christians. Recent interpretations of Jesus in the American cultural context have used the notion of 'sonship' to personalize Jesus, rather than to alienate Jesus, in an attempt to have a more accessible divinity. (Prothero, 2003) In its original theological context, the notion of God's dual spiritual and physical essence was just exciting and divisive as it is today. A final understanding of sonship has yet to be realized by Christians. It remains a point of convention between Jews, Christians,...

It is important to remember the complex theological and liturgical interpretations that led to the birth, no pun intended, of this concept have yet to be settled.
Works Cited

Aherene, (2002) "Son of God." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 Nov 2006. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14142b.htm

Gill, N.S. "The Arian Controversy." About.Com. Retrieved 19 Nov 2006. http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/godsreligion/p/aa082499.htm

Kaufmann, Koheler & Emil G. Hirsch (2002) "The Pious as the Sons of God." Article

Retrieved from the Jewish Encyclopedia 19 Nov 2006 at http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=964&letter=S&search=Son%20of%20God

Prothero, Stephen. American Jesus: How the Son of God became a National Icon. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.

Son of God." (2006) Bible Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19 Nov 2006. http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/sonofgod.html