The Pastoral Purpose of Q’s Two-Stage Son of Man Christology

It is argued that Q constructs a two-stage Son of Man Christology. The first stage presents a suffering figure whose experiences align with the contemporary situation and liminal experience of the audience of Q. The second stage focuses on the future return of the Son of Man. It is at this point tha...

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Main Author: Foster, Paul 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters 2008
In: Biblica
Year: 2008, Volume: 89, Issue: 1, Pages: 81-91
Further subjects:B Christology
B Son of Man
B the coming one
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Summary:It is argued that Q constructs a two-stage Son of Man Christology. The first stage presents a suffering figure whose experiences align with the contemporary situation and liminal experience of the audience of Q. The second stage focuses on the future return of the Son of Man. It is at this point that group members will receive both victory and vindication. However, these two stages are not always maintained as discrete moments. By employing the title 'the coming one', Q at some points collapses this temporal distinction to allow the pastorally comforting message that some of the eschatological rewards can be enjoyed in the contemporary situation of the community.
ISSN:2385-2062
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblica