Jesus believed himself to be charged with the task of creating a covenant community of disciples and believers (Mark 1:16–20; 3:13–18). Hence, Paul portrays him as head and Lord of the Church (Colossians 1:18). Third, Jesus had an innate awareness that he was God’s anointed one for that moment and that task. The New Testament writers allude to the Old Testament messianic prophecies by referring to Jesus as the Son of Man. Many other examples could be given to prove the continuity between what Jesus