'Who is this son of man?': The Latest Scholarship on a Puzzling Expression of the Historical Jesus (The Library of New Testament Studies)

This book is the first ever collection of scholarly essays in English devoted specifically to the theme of the expression 'son of man'. It describes the major competing theories which have addressed questions such as: What is the original Aramaic expression which lies behind the Greek phrase, and what was its original connotation? How do the gospel writers use the expression 'son of man'? Is it a Christological title, pregnant with meaning, much like the titles son of God, Christ/Messiah, and son of David? Is it used as a way of designating Jesus as a human being of unique redemptive significance? Or does it rather originate in a nuanced use (obscured in Greek translation) of an Aramaic expression used in place of the first person pronoun, as an indefinite pronoun, or for generic statements about human beings? Larry Hurtado and Paul Owen have brought together contributing scholars on the basis of their expertise in Aramaic, historical Jesus research, the son of man debate itself, and related fields of research. -- Description from http://www.continuumbooks.com (Oct. 11, 2011) Issues Concerning The Aramaic Behind [ho Huios Tou Anthrōpou] : A Critical Review Of Scholarship / Albert L. Lukaszewski -- Problems With Casey's Solution / Paul L. Owen -- Re-solving The Son Of Man Problem In Aramaic / David Shepherd -- Expressing Definiteness In Aramaic : A Response To Casey's Theory Concerning The Son Of Man Sayings / P.j. Williams -- The Use Of Daniel 7 In Jesus' Trial, With Implications For His Self-understanding / Darrell L. Bock -- The Use Of The Son Of Man Idiom In The Gospel Of John / Benjamin E. Reynolds -- The Elect Son Of Man Of The Parables Of Enoch / Darrell D. Hannah -- Summary And Concluding Observations / Larry W. Hurtado. Edited By Larry W. Hurtado And Paul L. Owen. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Issues Concerning The Aramaic Behind ̔ο ὑὶος το͂υ ̓ανθρ́ωπου : A Critical Review Of Scholarship / Albert L. Lukaszewski -- Problems With Casey's Solution / Paul L. Owen -- Re-solving The Son Of Man Problem In Aramaic / David Shepherd -- Expressing Definiteness In Aramaic : A Response To Casey's Theory Concerning The Son Of Man Sayings / P.j. Williams -- The Use Of Daniel 7 In Jesus' Trial, With Implications For His Self-understanding / Darrell L. Bock -- The Use Of The Son Of Man Idiom In The Gospel Of John / Benjamin E. Reynolds -- The Elect Son Of Man Of The Parables Of Enoch / Darrell D. Hannah -- Summary And Concluding Observations / Larry W. Hurtado. Contents 6 Preface: The Son Of Man Debate; What's The Problem? 8 Abbreviations 11 List Of Contributors 15 1 Issues Concerning The Aramaic Behind (omitted): A Critical Review Of Scholarship 18 2 Problems With Casey’s ‘solution’ 45 3 Re-solving The Son Of Man ‘problem’ In Aramaic 67 4 Expressing Definiteness In Aramaic: A Response To Casey’s Theory Concerning The Son Of Man Sayings 78 5 The Use Of Daniel 7 In Jesus’ Trial, With Implications For His Self-understanding 95 6 The Use Of The Son Of Man Idiom In The Gospel Of John 118 7 The Elect Son Of Man Of The Parables Of Enoch 147 8 Summary And Concluding Observations 176 Index Of Scripture And Other Ancient Sources 195 Subject Index 203 A 203 B 203 C 203 D 203 E 203 F 203 G 203 H 204 I 204 J 204 K 204 L 204 M 204 N 204 O 204 P 204 Q 204 R 204 S 205 T 205 V 205 Author Index 206 A 206 B 206 C 206 D 206 E 206 F 206 G 206 H 206 I 207 J 207 K 207 L 207 M 207 N 207 O 207 P 207 Q 207 R 207 S 207 T 208 U 208 V 208 W 208 Z 208 A collection of scholarly essays in English devoted specifically to the theme of the expression 'son of man'. It describes the major competing theories which have addressed questions such as: What is the original Aramaic expression which lies behind the Greek phrase, and what was its original connotation?