Re-Enter the Apocalyptic Son of Man

In 1972 Ragnar Leivestad published an article under the title ‘Exit the Apocalyptic Son of Man’. Since then we must assume that the Son of Man has been off stage for a while. Leivestad himself evidently hoped that he had been banished from the boards altogether. He has indeed received encouragement...

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Main Author: Lindars, Barnabas 1923-1991 (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1975]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 1975, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 52-72
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
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Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:In 1972 Ragnar Leivestad published an article under the title ‘Exit the Apocalyptic Son of Man’. Since then we must assume that the Son of Man has been off stage for a while. Leivestad himself evidently hoped that he had been banished from the boards altogether. He has indeed received encouragement in this hope from the work of Geza Vermes, who has reached rather similar conclusions. There has been a growing feeling among scholars that the perennial debate about the Son of Man can never be brought to a convincing conclusion, because it has been conducted all along on false pre-suppositions. It was assumed that ‘the Son of Man’ was current in the Judaism of New Testament times as the title of a distinct figure of apocalyptic expectation, who should be the victor in the coming eschatological struggle and glorified as the head of the messianic kingdom.
ISSN:0028-6885
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688500008997