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Document Details : Title: Jesus and the Son of Man Subtitle: A Shift from the 'Little tradition' to the 'Great Tradition' Author(s): VAN AARDE, Andries Journal: Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses Volume: 80 Issue: 4 Date: December 2004 Pages: 423-438 DOI: 10.2143/ETL.80.4.542105 Abstract : This article argues that Jesus used the expression “son of man” generically, meaning “humankind”. This generic use developed into a “titular” usage in which his followers identified Jesus with the apocalyptic son of man. It is argued that Jesus’ use of the expression “son of man” should be understood in the context of his subversive wisdom and the “little tradition” of peasants. His followers reinterpreted this usage in terms of the “great tradition” of scribes. This development is demonstrated by means of a Jesus wisdom saying about a comparison between the fate of beasts and the son of man who has nowhere to lay his head (Q 9,58). |
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