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The Solution to the 'Son of Man' Problem

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by Maurice Casey

    • Author

      Maurice Casey

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Continuum

    • Published

      September 2009

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    The opening chapter surveys the history of scholarship regarding the problematic use of the phrase 'son of man' in the New Testament. It also explains why this problem could not be solved until recently. Casey then presents the relevant Aramaic evidence. He offers a careful discussion of the use of the Aramaic term 'son of man' in the light of over 30 examples of the use of this term by speakers who are referring to themselves. Chapters 4-9 discuss authentic examples of this idiom in the teaching of Jesus, with Aramaic reconstructions of each saying. All but one of these sayings is found in Mark or 'Q'. There is then a full discussion of secondary sayings in the Synoptic Gospels. The first ones dependent on Daniel 7.13 belong to the earliest Gospel, which also contains the results of translating genuine sayings of Jesus from Aramaic into Greek. There is a discussion of the transition process between authentic Aramaic sayings of Jesus and Greek 'son of man' sayings in the synoptic Gospels. This argument builds on work in the field of translation studies, and the work of ancient translators, especially of the Septuagint. Casey argues that Gospel translators deliberately translated both literally and creatively to produce a new Christological title. It is this tradition that is evident in the Fourth Gospel: its 'son of man' sayings fit perfectly into Johannine theology. The final chapter draws together a complete solution to this difficult problem.
    Authors
    Maurice Casey
    Maurice Casey is Professor of New Testament Languages and Literature at the University of Nottingham, UK. He has published extensively on the Son of Man problem, and more generally on reconstructing Aramaic traditions about Jesus from the Greek Gospels.

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    • Author

      Maurice Casey

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Continuum

    • Published

      September 2009

    • Weight

      527g

    • Page Count

      416

    • Dimensions

      155 x 232 x 21 mm

    • ISBN

      9780567030702

    • ISBN-10

      0567030709

    • Eden Code

      124633

    More Information

    • Author/Creator: Maurice Casey

    • ISBN: 9780567030702

    • Publisher: Continuum

    • Release Date: September 2009

    • Weight: 527g

    • Dimensions: 155 x 232 x 21 mm

    • Eden Code: 124633


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