son of man for interpreting gospels

Question 1

3 main points

Answer 1

son of man as title of humanity
son of man as the suffering servant
other titles

Question 2

son of man as a title of humanity

Answer 2

-can simply mean human being
-jesus aligns himself with ordinary human experience
-allows him to connect with the people while talking of himself in a theologically rich way
-often appeared speaking of himself in third person- relating to the people
eval- grounds jesus in human reality
-contrasts with titles such as son of god which only display his divinity

Question 3

son of god as the suffering servant

Answer 3

-uses son of man to predict his suffering, death and resurrection
-he teaches that the son of man must suffer and be rejected linking to the image of suffering servant and redefining the messiah after peters confession in mark’you are the messiah’
eval- peters confession is a turning point in the gospels showing jesus’ mission is one of redemption from suffering- title prepares the reader for this

Question 4

other titles

Answer 4

messiah and son of god
messiah - translates to anointed one
- reflects the jewish hope for a deliverer
- name has assosiation with the jewish hope for a political leader but jesus redefines the title messiah following peters confession
eval - jesus fufilled and transformed messianic expectations
son of god - jesus’ divine nature and unique relationship with god
- as in the prologue of john the word was with god they are unique and separate entities
- reflects a high christology johns gospel - i and the father are one
eval - emphasis on unique sonship