Did you know in the very first Gospel (Evangelion), Jesus never explicitly calls himself “the Christ” or affirms the title when others use it. When Peter identifies him as the Christ, Jesus rebukes him and orders silence (cf. Luke 9:21). He instead calls himself the “Son of Man” who must suffer and rise (9:22). He even warns: many will come claiming “I am the Christ” — “Do not follow them.” A striking difference from later Gospels.