This bookis the first ever collection of scholarly essays in English devoted specifically to the theme of the expression 'son of man'. Itdescribes the major competing theories which have addressed questions such as: What is the original Aramaic expression which lies behind the Greek phrase, and what was its original connotation? How do the gospel writers use the expression 'son of man'? Is it a Christological title, pregnant with meaning, much like the titles son of God, Christ/Messiah, and son of David? Is it used as a way of designating Jesus as a human being of unique redemptive significance? Or does it rather originate in a nuanced use (obscured in Greek translation) of an Aramaic expression used in place of the first person pronoun, as an indefinite pronoun, or for generic statements about human beings? Larry Hurtado and Paul Owen have brought together contributing scholars on the basis of theirexpertise in Aramaic, historical Jesus research, the son of man debate itself, and related fields of research.
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From the myriad works on the Son of Man, this collection stands out as one of the most important. A must read for anyone engaged in research related to the historical Jesus, Christology, or early Christianity. Its editors are to be congratulated for such stimulating essays. * Journal of Evangelical Theological Society * Overall, the scope and focus of the book are such that it will be useful to advanced students and academics in their field ... [T]he monograph does offer great insights and moves he debate forward ...The book is recommended for the advanced readers who are interested in the 'son of man' expression and who wish to know more about the competing hypotheses put forth concerning he expression. * Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses * All the contributors made a great effort to present the debated issues with much possible clarity, using good and accessible language ... Ultimately, Who Is This Son of Man? is the book meeting all the standards of well-founded and methodologically sound biblical analysis and as such it is worth recommending both to the scholars and to the students of biblical classes. -- Marcin Kowalski, Institute of Biblical Studies, Poland * The Biblical Annals * Reviewed in Journal of Jewish Studies.
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Larry W. Hurtado is Professor of New Testament Language, Literature and Theology, University of Edinburgh. Paul L. Owen is Chair and Associate Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Montreat College, NC, USA
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Paul Owen: Introductory chapter giving an overview of the Son of Man discussion; James Tabor: A case for the son of man idiom as standing for an event rather than an individual; Ben Reynolds: The use of the Son of Man idiom in John; Darrell Bock: The use of the Son of Man expression on the lips of Jesus at his trial (with implications for his self-understanding); Darrell Hannah: The use of Daniel 7 in the Similitudes of Enoch, and its implications for the religious environment of Jesus; Daniel Wallace: A discussion of the Greek phrase ho huios tou anthropou (the Son of Man), and its linguistic implications; Albert Lukaszewski: An overview of the linguistic issues relating to the Aramaic terms for son of man; Paul Owen and David Shepherd: A reply to certain features of Maurice Casey's views in the Son of Man debate; Peter Williams: A discussion of the object marker in Aramaic, and its implications in the Son of Man discussion; Larry Hurtado: Concluding chapter offering a summary of current scholarship and interacting with some of the implications of the research in this volume.
