The Son of Man Debate: A History and

The expression "Son of Man," used in the Gospels almost exclusively by Jesus, has been the object of intensive study since the Protestant Reformation, yet scholars have failed to agree on its origin or meaning. Because of the scope and complexity of the literature, no comprehensive survey of the subject has been written in the twentieth century; Delbert Burkett's study fills this need. It provides a comprehensive historical overview of the debate from the patristic period to 1996, evaluates that research, and summarizes the present state of the question.

Preface

xi

List of abbreviations

xii

Introduction

1

(5)

Genealogical interpretations

6

(7)

The human Son of Man

13

(9)

The apocalyptic/messianic Son of Man

22

(10)

The question of reference

32

(11)

The question of authenticity

43

(14)

Miscellaneous sons of men

57

(11)

Exit the apocalyptic Son of Man?

68

(14)

The idiomatic/nontitular son of man

82

(15)

Son of Man in apocalyptic and rabbinic texts

97

(24)

Conclusions

121

(4)

Appendix: Surveys of research on ``the Son of Man''

125

(1)

List of references

126

(36)

Index of passages

162

(4)

Index of authors

166

(8)

Index of subjects

174

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The Son of Man Debate: A History and Evaluation

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