The Solution to the 'Son of Man' Problem

374 Pages·2009·41.1 MB·English

by  Maurice Casey

The Solution to the
'Son of Man' Problem
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THE SOLUTION TO THE
'SON OF MAN' PROBLEM
MAURICE CASEY
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Copyright@ Maurice Casey, 2009
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First published in hardback as volume 343 of the Library of New Testament
Sntdics series, 2007
This edition published, 2009
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the Brirish Library
ISBN 10: 0567030709 (paperback)
ISBN 13: 9780567030702 (paperback)
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CONTENTS
Prejm·e VII
Abbre11iatio11s "
CHAPTER I The State. of Play
CWAPTER 2 Tile-Use of the Anunaic. Tcnn (K)1V;(N) u , •Son of Man' 56
CHAPTER 3 The ·son of Man Concepr' 82
CJ.JAPTER 4 Six Authentic Sayings 116
CHAPTER 5 The llealing of the Paralytic (Mark 2.1-12) 144
Ci-IAPTER 6 Jackal< lla,•e lloles (Man. 8.19-201/luke 9.57-58) 168
Ci-IAPTER 7 The Son of Man io the Heavenly Ulul't (luke 12.8-9//
Man. 10.32-33; Mark 8.38) 179
CHAPTER 8 Octl'ayed by a Kiss (Luke 22.48) 195
CWAPTER 9 Jesus Predicts his Death aod Resurrection 200
CHAPTER 10 Other Synoptic Saying,.:; 212
CJ.JAPTER II Translation and the Use of Scripture. From Sayings of
Jes-lL~ to the Synop•ic Evange-lists 246
The-Johannine-Sayiog.:; 274
Ci-IAPTER 12
Conclusions 314
Ci-IAPTER 13
Bibliography 321
/1tdex of Scriplllre and Ancien/ Literatllre 345
Index of Modem Aullwrs 357
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PREFACE
This book was writteo in 2002-4. In 2001-4, I hdd a Leverhuhne-Major Research
Fellowship awarded for me to complete all the nec.essal)' research and write the.
first drafl of this book. as well as a small monograph on the Similitudes of Enoch. I
am extremely grateflll to the Leverhulme Trust for this award, which enabled me to
oomplere this mnssive piece of research.
I am also g.rateJUI to all those who have discussed with me the problems of
method and of detail which 1his wotk ha..~ emailed. I began research on some
aspec.ts of the Son of man problem by re.ading for a doc.torate at Durham Uniwrsity
under Professor C. K. Barrett. whose extraordinary combination of learning and
helpfulness with lack of bure.aucrac.y or interference re.mains a model to which one
cao only al>pire. I would paJ1iculal'ly like-to thank also Dr A. Angel, Professor R.
Bouckham. the late Professor M. Black, Professor B. D. Chilton, Dr. J. G. Crossley,
Professor J. A. Fi11J11yer. Professor D. R. A. Hare. Dr C. Fletcher Louis. Professor
R. Keams, tJ1e late Professor B. Lindars. Professor M. MUller, Professor C. M.
Tuckeu and Professor W. Walker-. 1 would like to thank memberS of the Aramaic.
ab~o
Bnck£JOUnd and Historical Jesus seminars at SNTS, the Jesus seminar at meetings
of British NC\1/ Testa.ment scholars, and an annual semi oar oo the Use. of the Old
Testament in the Ne\\1 now ge1lerally held at I lawarde11, fOr what I have leamt from
them. I alone am respoltsible for what 1 have said.
I would also like to thank my Nouiugh.arn colleague Dr R. II. Oell fi)r help with
the \\'Ord processor on which this bt)ok wa.~ wrinen: a.od the libnlries of SOAS and
tJ1e British Library for the facilities necessary for advanced scholarly work.
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ABBREVIATIO:VS
AB Anchor Bible
Ad1•. Haer. Adversus Haereses
Adversus Marcionem
11d~>.,\1c.
Ad11. Pmx. Adversus Praxeam
AGJU Arbeiten zur Gesc-hichte des antik en Judentums und des
Urchristenlums
Akk. Akkadi:m
An Bib Analecta Biblica
ANRW II . Temp01ini and W. llaase-(edl>), Aufstieg tmd Niederga11g der
rOmisclum l\-e/t (mall)' vols., GeJ·(io: W. de Gruy1er. 1972-)
Ant. Antiquilies oft he Jews
A.Pers. Aeschylus, Per.fians
ASTI Annual oft he Swedish Tlumlogical lnslitwe
ATANT Abhandlungen zur Theologie des Alten und Neuen Testame-nts
r1ThD Acta 111eologica Dn11ica
•\Z 'Abodah Zarah
b. Babylonian Talmud
BaL Bampton Lectures
2 Bar. 2 Banrch
Ber Berakhol
BETL Bibliothec-.a ephemeridum thoologicarum lovaniensium
BGBE Beitrage.z ur Geschic.hte der biblischen Exegese
/Jib Biblica
BibRes Biblical Research
/JJRL Bullet ill tif the JtJ/m Rylrmds Libra(\'
8111/..M Bullet ill tif the JtJIUJ Rylrmds Librmy tif Mtmclre.\·ter
BNTC Black's New Tesuunenl Commeruaries
BSRel Bibliothec.a di Scienze Religiose
BTL Oenjamins Tran.:;Jation Library
BWANT Beitrage.z ur Wissenschaft vom A1ten und Neuen Testament
CBM CheSler Beauy Monographs
CBQ Cmlwlit· Biblical Quarterly
CChr.Sl Corpus Christianorum. Series Latina
2 Clem. 2 Clement
ConBNT Coniectane.a biblica. New Testament