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1 | Son of Man,Son of God | Bible general Archive 2 | Toeknee | 138801 | ||
Why does Jesus refer to himself as the Son of Man | ||||||
2 | Son of Man,Son of God | Bible general Archive 2 | EdB | 138802 | ||
SON OF MAN (Gk. huios tou anthropou). This is a term, like “the Son of God,” which is now theologically chiefly associated with Christ and is used in both the OT and the NT. Christ employed this expression to designate Himself some eighty times. It portrays Him as the Representative Man. It designates Him as the “last Adam” in distinction to the “first man, Adam” (1 Cor. 15:45). It sets Him forth as “the second man . . . from heaven” as over against “the first man . . . from the earth” (1 Cor. 15:47). “The Son of Man” is thus our Lord’s racial name, as the “Son of David” is distinctly His Jewish name and “the Son of God” His divine name. This term is uniformly used of Christ in connection with His mission (cf. Luke 19:10), His death and resurrection (cf. Matthew 12:40; Matthew 20:18; Matthew 26:2), and His second advent (cf. Matthew 24:37-44; Luke 12:40). It transcends purely Jewish limitations and has application to the salvation of the entire race. Thus, when Nathanael owns Christ as “King of Israel” our Lord’s reply is, “You shall see greater things than these . . . the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man” (John 1:49-51). It is, for example, in this name that universal judgment is committed to our Lord (John 5:22, 27). The term also implies that in Him the OT prophetic blessings centering in the coming Man are to find their fulfillment (Genesis 3:15; Psalm 8:4; Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 9:6-7; Zech. 13:7). The term “Son of Man” occurs conspicuously in the book of Ezekiel, being used ninety-two times in addressing the prophet. The thought of going beyond the confines of Judaism is also involved in the phrase when applied to Ezekiel. When Israel was in her captivity, oblivious of her special mission (Jeremiah 11:10; Ezekiel 5:5-8), the Lord reminded her by this term of address to Ezekiel that He would not forsake her but that nevertheless she was only a small portion of the race for whom He was concerned. As used of Ezekiel, the expression “the son of man” suggests what the prophet is to God, not what he is to himself. As “the son of man” the prophet is chosen, spiritually endowed, and delegated by God. These factors are also true of the Messiah as the Representative Man, the new Head of regenerated humanity. m.f.u. » See: Man, Son of bibliography: G. S. Duncan, Jesus, Son of Man (1947); O. Cullmann, The Christology of the New Testament (1963), pp. 137-92; F. Hahn, The Titles of Jesus in Christology (1969), pp. 15-66; G. H. Dalman, The Words of Christ (1981), pp. 234-67. SONSHIP OF BELIEVERS—New Unger's Bible Dictionary |
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