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:::::*I'm not for ''a pedantic word-for-word approach to translation''. But in any translation, it is the first step! First are grammar and words, then there is the meaning - not the other way around.

:::::*I'm not for ''a pedantic word-for-word approach to translation''. But in any translation, it is the first step! First are grammar and words, then there is the meaning - not the other way around.

:::::*''Son of Man'', ''Menschensohn'', ''Filius Hominis'', these all stress that Jesus is Christ is human, without implying that He is ''only'' human. It is parallel to ''Son of God'', ''Gottessohn'', ''Filius Dei'', showing His duality: both phrases together show that He is God Who became Man. I think it is rather beautiful, simple, and full of meaning (on which a commentary can elaborate).

:::::*''Son of Man'', ''Menschensohn'', ''Filius Hominis'', these all stress that Jesus Christ is human, without implying that He is ''only'' human. It is parallel to ''Son of God'', ''Gottessohn'', ''Filius Dei'', showing His duality: both phrases together show that He is God Who became Man. I think it is rather beautiful, simple, and full of meaning (on which a commentary can elaborate).

:::::*The translation has the advantage that it not only makes sense, but conveys the grammatical construction in a straightforward way, thereby allowing the reader to draw similar conclusions as an original Greek reader may have.

:::::*The translation has the advantage that it not only makes sense, but conveys the grammatical construction in a straightforward way, thereby allowing the reader to draw similar conclusions as an original Greek reader may have.

:::::*And now, Andy, I'd like you to address the points 1-4 above, especially point 3:

:::::*And now, Andy, I'd like you to address the points 1-4 above, especially point 3: