Paul L. Owen The present volume seeks to advance scholarly discussion pertaining to the usage of the expression ὁ υἱος τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (‘the son of man’) in the Greek gospels. Those four words have accrued a significance in theological studies, both critical and confessional, far out of proportion to their length. Such a seemingly inauspicious way of speaking about Jesus has been the conduit of scholarly energy for a variety of reasons. The phrase
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