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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Son of Man"”.
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The Apocalyptic "Son of Man" in Daniel 7
… investigation studies the identity and nature of the manlike figure in Dan 7:13-14 (hereafter referred to as SM). In the first chapter we reviewed the interpretations of the SM in Jewish and Christian literature since the beginning of the second century of our era and noted that with the …
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"Clothes Make the (One Like a Son of) Man": Dress Imagery in Revelation 1 as an Indicator of High Priestly Status
… describes Jesus as a high priest. The purpose of this dissertation is to ascertain whether or not the book of Revelation, in particular, in John's description of the "one like a son of man" in his inaugural vision (1:12-16), implicitly presents Jesus as having a high priestly status.</p> …
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A mediator in Matthew: an analysis of the Son of Man’s function in the first Gospel
The function of the Son of Man in the Gospel of Matthew is not settled. The majority of the research on the Son of Man in Matthew has been focused on the latter part of the Gospel, that is, Matt 21‒25. A gap still needs to be filled in the research—a consistent, theological understanding of the …
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The divine agent in Intertestamental Judaism : the origins of the concept in the Hebrew tradition and its application in the figures of the the "Son of Man" in the Similitudes of Enoch and the "Logos" in the writings of Philo of Alexandria
Many New Testament scholars have recently come to understand aspects of Christology in terms of the rabbinic legal concept of agency. Whereas Rengstorf attempted to understand apostleship in terms of the rabbinic agency concept (1964, first published 1933), works such as those of Borgen (1983, …
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Jesus' parousia in the context of the crucifixion: An exegetical analysis of Matthew 24:1-26:2 using the semiotic method.
The present research deals with Matthew's version of the eschatological discourse. Our first step was to determine the boundaries of this text. Our survey of scholarly opinions has shown that a general consensus regards 24:1 as the beginning of the discourse, while it places the ending in 25:46. We …
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Wages of Righteousness: The Economy of Heaven in the Gospel According to Matthew
<p>In comparison to Mark and Luke, Matthew's Gospel contains a striking preponderance of economic imagery, especially in passages dealing with sin, righteousness, and divine recompense. This cluster of economic terms is found in every strand of tradition in Matthew's Gospel, and frequently appears …
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The Michael Figure in the Book of Daniel
<p>Problem. In the book of Daniel, The Michael figure, although mentioned only three times, occupies a prominent position in history and at the eschaton as the heavenly guardian prince of Israel. The Michael problem, although complex, may be understood as basically twofold: Who is Michael? What is …
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The Influence and Use of Daniel in the Synoptic Gospels
<p>Scholars have always been aware of influence from the book of Daniel in the Synoptic Gospels. Various allusions to Daniel have been discussed in numerous articles, monographs and commentaries. Now we have for the first time a comprehensive look at all the possible allusions to Daniel in one …
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‘Behold, the Angels Came and Served Him:’ A Compositional Analysis of Angels in Matthew
… elucidate the role angels play in the narrative of Matthew’s Gospel by investigating how angel traditions have contributed to his portrait of Jesus. Angels have been significant in Christological research due to their primary function as messengers and mediators between heaven and earth. However, …
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Exploring Psalm 80 as a source for Matthew 25:31—46
… passage, in Matthew 25:31—46, is the climax of Jesus’ fifth great discourse. A tapestry of rich images and titles are woven into this scene of judgment, in which the ‘Son of Man’ is an enthroned shepherd and king who will judge πάντα τὰ ἔθνη, placing the sheep at the preeminent right and the …
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Manto da apresentação: Arthur Bispo do Rosário em diálogo com Deus
… escorted by seven angels with the mission of judging alive and dead ones, in addition to catalogue the world in miniatures in order to give them to Father at the Day of Judgement. After this meeting with the monks the Son of Man was steered towards the Hospital Nacional dos Alienados; the …
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Secrecy Motifs and Messianic Consciousness In the First Gospel: Pre-Easter Tradition and Historicity Vis-A-Vis the Theological Agenda of Mark and the Early Church
<p>The following study is an exploration of the possible traditions utilized by the author of the Gospel of Mark as they relate to an acknowledged theme of secret messiahship. A survey of the socio-historical evidence as well as the textual evidence for and against an authentic messianic …
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The Trajectory of the "Warrior Messiah" Motif in Scripture and Intertestamental Writings
<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate the continuity/discontinuity between the Testaments with the Warrior Messiah motif as a test. The intertestamental writings (IW) were also included with their interpretive role to assess the continuity. The approach of "canonical biblical theology" …
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Dominion Shifts in Biblical Apocalyptic Literature: a Narrative Reading of Daniel 7 and Revelation 12-14 Vis-À-Vis Genesis 1-3
… <p>Studies on the biblical apocalyptic visions of Daniel 7 and Revelation 12–14 have generally focused on potential extra-biblical sources. Little attention has been given to their canonical background and even less is available when it refers to their relationship to the creation accounts in …
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Die Danielrezeption im Markusevangelium
… werden die Text-Text-Bezüge nicht nur punktuell, sondern konzeptionell untersucht und ein Gesamtüberblick über ihre Bedeutung für das gesamte Markusevangelium gegeben. Als methodischer Ansatz kommen dabei die Erkenntnisse aus der Intertextualitätsforschung, besonders des textorientierten Modells, …
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Salvation as Victory: A Study on Divine Grace and Human Responsibility in Salvation in the Book of Revelation Through the Lens of the Conquering Motif
Very little has been written on the themes of divine grace and human responsibility for salvation in the book of Revelation. This dissertation argues that the conquering motif, conveyed by the verb νικάω and grounded in the theme of Old Testament holy war, serves as an effective soteriological …