Son of Man: from the Book of Daniel to the New Testament
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Son of Man, Early Christianity, Book of Daniel, Septuagint, Historical Jesus, ipsissima verba.
Abstract
«Son of Man» is one of the most studied, used and interpreted Biblical expressions since the very beginnings of Christianity. This paper tries to provide evidence for the textual origin of this expression, basing on the different studies and interpretations over its occurrences on the Book of Daniel, the Septuagint, some of the so-called Apocrypha and the New Testament. The authors of the Gospels, who wrote in Greek and knew well the Book of Daniel, directly connected an apocalyptic and messianic message, as put forward in Daniel 7:13, with its Aramaic trivial use as an auto-referential designation. Thus, they gave room to a new interpretation of the «Son of Man» expression as a salvific and messianic title.Downloads
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Published
2017-10-03
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Sanz Extremeño I. (2017). Son of Man: from the Book of Daniel to the New Testament. ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 22, 399-419. https://doi.org/10.5209/ILUR.57422
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