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
ISBN-10
1451419953
ISBN-13
9781451419955
Series
The Human Being
Category
Religion
Pages
388
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Fortress Press
Author
Walter Wink

Description

A professor of biblical interpretations uses the epithet "the son of the man" to explore not only early Christology but also the anthropology articulated in the gospels. He explores how Jesus' self-referential phrase came to be universalized as the "Human Being" or "Truly Human One".

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