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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780088503321

Autore

Burkett Delbert Royce

Titolo

The Son of Man debate : a history and evaluation / / Delbert Burkett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 1999

ISBN

1-107-11876-X

0-521-03745-X

0-511-15387-2

0-511-32811-7

0-511-17419-5

0-511-48787-8

1-280-42103-7

0-511-04912-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 176 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; ; 107

Disciplina

232/.1

Soggetti

Son of Man - History of doctrines

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 126-161) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- Genealogical interpretation --The human Son of Man -- The apocalyptic/messianic Son of Man -- The question of reference -- The question of authenticity -- Miscellaneous sons of men -- Exit the apocalyptic Son of Man? -- The idiomatic/nontitular son of man -- Son of Man in apocalyptic and rabbinic texts -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Surveys of research on "the Son of Man" -- List of references -- Index of passages --Index of authors -- Index of subjects.

Sommario/riassunto

The expression 'Son of Man', used in the Gospels almost exclusively by Jesus, has been the object of intensive study since the Protestant Reformation, yet scholars have come to no agreement on its origin or meaning. Research in this area has been described as 'a veritable mine field' and 'a can of worms'. Because of the scope and complexity of the literature, no comprehensive survey of the subject has been written in the twentieth century. Delbert Burkett's book fills this need. It provides a comprehensive historical overview of the debate from the patristic



period to 1996, and gives an evaluation of that research and a summation of the present state of the question. Burkett concludes that despite nineteen centuries of 'Son of Man' study there is no consensus concerning the meaning or origin of the expression; the debate is therefore a prime example of the limits of New Testament scholarship.