The Son of Man debate: a history and evaluation
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 come to no agreement on its origin or meaning. Research in this area has been described as 'a veritable mine field&#...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1999
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| In: | Year: 1999 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Burkett, Delbert, The Son of Man Debate: A History and Evaluation] (2000) (Allison, Dale C., 1955 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Society for New Testament Studies monograph series
107 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Son of Man
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B Son of Man / Apocalypticism |
| Further subjects: | B
Son of Man
History of doctrines
B Son of Man ; History of doctrines |
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| Summary: | 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 come to no agreement on its origin or meaning. Research in this area has been described as 'a veritable mine field' and 'a can of worms'. 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 book fills this need. It provides a comprehensive historical overview of the debate from the patristic period to 1996, and gives an evaluation of that research and a summation of the present state of the question. Burkett concludes that despite nineteen centuries of 'Son of Man' study there is no consensus concerning the meaning or origin of the expression; the debate is therefore a prime example of the limits of New Testament scholarship. Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Genealogical interpretation --The human Son of Man -- The apocalyptic/messianic Son of Man -- The question of reference -- The question of authenticity -- Miscellaneous sons of men -- Exit the apocalyptic Son of Man? -- The idiomatic/nontitular son of man -- Son of Man in apocalyptic and rabbinic texts -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Surveys of research on "the Son of Man" -- List of references -- Index of passages --Index of authors -- Index of subjects |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| ISBN: | 0511487878 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511487873 |