By rare, I mean that outside of the Gospels it appears only 4 times (in Hebrews, in Acts, and twice in Revelation to John).
Edited because I remembered something incorrectly or was using an inaccurate source.
Other concepts within the Gospels appear throughout the whole NT.
I have little doubt that mainstream biblical scholarship has answers to this question, and learning them here would be interesting, but I ask here in order to learn what less mainstream opinions may be.
Why is the term "Son of Man" so rare in the New Testament?
Why is the term "Son of Man" so rare in the New Testament?
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Re: Why is the term "Son of Man" so rare in the New Testament?
Maybe Paul wanted to avoid any confusion / conflict with the Enochian Son of Man who precedes his epistles ?
Even if he compose his christ using 1 Enoch...
Even if he compose his christ using 1 Enoch...
Re: Why is the term "Son of Man" so rare in the New Testament?
Re: Why is the term "Son of Man" so rare in the New Testament?
Which verse, if I may ask? One of the first books about the Bible which I readed claimed that the term "Son of Man" appears only in the Gospels and Acts in the NT.
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Re: Why is the term "Son of Man" so rare in the New Testament?
It's an Aramaism. Although Son of Adam, son of Ish Psalm 49
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Re: Why is the term "Son of Man" so rare in the New Testament?
Hebrews 2:6ABuddhist wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:28 amWhich verse, if I may ask? One of the first books about the Bible which I readed claimed that the term "Son of Man" appears only in the Gospels and Acts in the NT.
In Revelation too : 1:12-13
Re: Why is the term "Son of Man" so rare in the New Testament?
viewtopic.php?p=127713#p127713ABuddhist wrote: ↑Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:03 am By rare, I mean that outside of the Gospels it appears only once, in Acts (and perhaps in Hebrews, according to Sinouhe).
Other concepts within the Gospels appear throughout the whole NT.
I have little doubt that mainstream biblical scholarship has answers to this question, and learning them here would be interesting, but I ask here in order to learn what less mainstream opinions may be.
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1 Acts, 1 Hebrews, 2 Revelation
And 84 in the Gospels, and none in Paul. Yup