The Human Being: Jesus and the Enigma of the Son of the Man

The Human Being: Jesus and the Enigma of the Son of the Man by Walter Wink was published by Augsburg Fortress Publishers in December 2001 and is our 26696th best seller. The ISBN for The Human Being: Jesus and the Enigma of the Son of the Man is 9780800632625.

A thorny historical issue handled with artistry and imagination

The epithet "the son of the man" (or "the Human Being") in the Gospels has been a highly debated topic. Wink uses this phrase to explore not only early Christology but the anthropology articulated in the Gospels. Jesus apparently avoided designations such as Messiah, Son of God, or God, though these titles were given by his disciples after his death and resurrection. But Jesus is repeatedly depicted as using the obscure expression "the Human Being" as virtually his only form of self- reference.

Wink explores how Jesus' self-referential phrase came to be universalized as the "Human Being" or "Truly Human One." The Human Being is a catalytic agent for transformation, providing the form and lure and hunger to become who we were meant to be, or more properly perhaps, to become who we truly are.