'Who do you say I am?'

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, 'Who do people say the Son of Man is?'
They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.'
'But what about you?' he asked. 'Who do you say I am?'
Simon Peter answered, 'You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.'
(Matthew 16:13-16)

Darren Wight wrote a post about this at Alternative Hymnal the other day.
I think one of the reasons I really like Jesus Christ Superstar is because it encourages the audience to wrestle with this question. It doesn’t offer an easy answer.
When Peter comes to the conclusion that Jesus is Messiah, it seems like Jesus starts predicting his death so that his followers will stop expecting him to overthrow the Romans and re-establish the kingdom.