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‘Who Is This Son of Man?’: The Latest Scholarship on a Puzzling Expression of the Historical Jesus is unavailable, but you can change that!

This text brings together modern scholarship on the meaning of the expression “son of man.” The interpretation of the Greek phrase and its Aramaic origins dramatically changes its effect in Scripture. Is it a generic expression about human beings, or did it carry the weight of a Christological title like son of God, Christ, Messiah, and son of David? ‘Who Is This Son of Man?’explores the possible...

in 12:34 does not suggest that they equated ‘lifting up’ with crucifixion. At the least, they sensed a contrast between ‘lifting up’ and ‘remaining forever’. They appear to equate ‘the Son of Man’ and ‘Messiah’ to some extent, while treating ‘lifting up’ and ‘remaining’ as opposite actions.37 This suggests that ‘lifting up’ in 12:34 refers to some sort of departure which may or may not include death. The following verses 12:35–36 further add to this idea of departure with Jesus’ statement that he
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