The Son of Man Problem: Critical Readings (2018 Reynolds), edited volume

Benjamin E. Reynolds (ed.), The Son of Man Problem: Critical Readings (New York: T&T Clark, 2018).

Abstract

"The Son of Man sayings are some of the most contested sayings in the Gospels. They preserve a phrase employed by Jesus to refer to himself, yet the meaning of the saying in its various contexts has been hotly debated for centuries. Some identify allusions to other literature in the bible, including the book of Daniel. Others see it as simply being a strange rendering in Greek of an Aramaic phrase that was relatively commonplace. The history of research on these sayings is here presented by Benjamin E. Reynolds in a volume of critical readings, which provides access to over 50 years of scholarly research. These essays and articles include the most often cited articles that address the various aspects of the Son of Man debate. In addition to these most well-known pieces Reynolds includes carefully selected additional essays that allow readers to trace different developments in the debate and to provide an entry into the waters of 'the Son of Man Problem' and the numerous solutions that have been offered. Each section features an introduction and a section of annotated further readings."--Publisher description.

Contents

Introduction. 'The Son of Man' problem and debate / Benjamin E. Reynolds -- Is the Son of Man problem insoluble? / A.J.B. Higgins -- Neglected features in the problem of 'The Son of Man' / C.F.D. Moule -- Is the Son of Man problem really insoluble? / M.D. Hooker -- New research on the Son of Man problem / Carsten Colpe -- Method in our madness, and madness in their methods : some approaches to the Son of Man in recent scholarship / Maurice Casey -- Further reflections on "The Son of Man" : the origins and development of the title / F.H. Borsch -- The synoptic 'Son of Man' sayings in the light of linguistic study / I. Howard Marshall -- Summary and concluding observations / Larry H. Hurtado -- Annotated bibliography : Son of Man debate and methodological concerns -- The use of --/--- in Jewish Aramaic / Geza Vermes -- The New Testament title "Son of Man" philologically considered / J.A. Fitzmyer -- The Son of Man : 'a man in my position' or 'someone'? / Richard Bauckham -- General, generic and indefinite : the use of the term 'Son of Man' in Aramaic sources and in the teaching of Jesus / P. Maurice Casey -- Speaking up for Qumran, Dalman and the Son of Man : was Bar Enasha a common term for 'man' in the time of Jesus? / Paul Owen, David Shepherd -- The Son of Man debate revisited (1960-2010) / Geza Vermes -- Expressing definiteness in Aramaic : a response to Casey's theory concerning the Son of Man sayings / P.J. Williams -- Annotated bibliography : idiomatic to the Son of Man problem -- The Son of Man in Daniel, Enoch and the Gospels / T.W. Manson -- The Son of Man in ancient Judaism and primitive Christianity : a suggestion / Norman Perrin -- Exit the apocalyptic Son of Man / Ragnar Leivestad -- Re-enter the apocalyptic Son of Man / Barnabas Lindars -- The Messianic associations of 'The Son of Man' / W. Horbury -- The apocalyptic Son of Man sayings / Adela Yarbro Collins -- The Danielic Son of Man / John J. Collins -- 'Son of Man' : its origin and meaning in second temple Judaism / Lester L. Grabbe -- Annotated bibliography : Danielic origins of "the Son of Man' -- Daniel 7,13 and the Septuagint / Johan Lust -- 'One like a Son of Man as the Ancient of Days' in the old Greek recension of Daniel 7,13 : scribal error or theological translation? / Loren T. Stuckenbruck -- The Septuagint version of Daniel 7:13-14 : deliberations on form and substance / Otfried Hofius -- The "one like a Son a Man" according to the old Greek of Daniel 7,13-14 / Benjamin E. Reynolds -- Annotated bibliography : 'one like a son of man' in the Greek version of Daniel 7.