affinities with charismatic holy men like Hanina ben Dosa and Honi the Circle Drawer recalled in rabbinic tradition. Scholars debate whether and in what sense Jesus called himself the “Son of Man” and whether he accepted the titles “Messiah” or “Son of God” (the latter in its royal, messianic sense). But he almost certainly regarded himself as God’s final envoy to the people of Israel, urging his countrymen to heed his message and calling on some of them to follow him. That both Jesus’ former mentor