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| | The term highlights Jesus's humanity and how He came to serve and save mankind, but its translation should also emphasize that Jesus was God and not merely man. The term also illustrates how the [[best of the public]] comes from ordinary people rather than the elite. | | The term highlights Jesus's humanity and how He came to serve and save mankind, but its translation should also emphasize that Jesus was God and not merely man. The term also illustrates how the [[best of the public]] comes from ordinary people rather than the elite. |
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| − | The [[Common English Bible]], which includes a superb [[pro-life]] rendition of one controversial verse, translates the Greek for "Son of Man" as "Human One" (but not as "the Son, the Human One".) The translators explain, with other examples, that "Greek usage often refers to 'a son of x' in the sense of 'one who has the character of ‘x.’'"<ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2011/08/son-of-man-or-human-one-tough-translation-questions-raised-by-the-common-english-bible/</ref> | + | The [[Common English Bible]], which includes a superb [[pro-life]] rendition of one controversial verse, translates the Greek for "Son of Man" as "Human One." The translators explain, with other examples, that "Greek usage often refers to 'a son of x' in the sense of 'one who has the character of ‘x.’'"<ref>https://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2011/08/son-of-man-or-human-one-tough-translation-questions-raised-by-the-common-english-bible/</ref> |
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| | + | == Prophecy in Psalms == |
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| | + | Psalms contains a prophecy of the "Son of Man" as later quoted by the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] (which was possibly written by Jesus himself): |
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| | + | :When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, |
| | + | :: the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, |
| | + | :what is man that you are mindful of him, |
| | + | :: and the '''son of man''' that you care for him? |
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| | + | :Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings |
| | + | :: and crowned him with glory and honor. |
| | + | :You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; |
| | + | :: you have put all things under his feet, |
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| | + | (Psalm 8:3-6 ESV, emphasis added) |
| | == Literal Translation == | | == Literal Translation == |
| − | The literal, word-for-word translation of "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''" is "'''the Son of Man'''", as τοὺ ἀνθρώπου is the genitive of ὁ ἄνθρωπος - ''(the) man'' - similar to the phrase "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ'''", which is generally translated as "'''the Son of God'''". But in English the overly literal translation as "the Son of Man" is incoherent, and the phrase interferes with the clear logic of the important passage surrounding [[John 3:16]].
| + | An overly wooden, word-for-word translation of "'''ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου'''" would be "'''the Son of Man'''", as τοὺ ἀνθρώπου is the genitive of ὁ ἄνθρωπος - (the) man. But this rendition would be inconsistent with how the similar Greek phrase that replaces "of man" with "of peace" is better translated as "a peaceful person," "someone who promotes peace," or "a man of peace" <ref>The NASB translates the Greek word for "son" non-literally as "man", in order to convey the meaning of the phrase.</ref> in Luke 10:6, rather than as the wooden, literal phrase "a son of peace."<ref>"'''ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ'''" is translated as "'''the Son of God'''."</ref> But in English the overly literal translation as "the Son of Man" is incoherent, and the phrase interferes with the clear logic of the important passage surrounding [[John 3:16]]. |
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| | == Logical Basis == | | == Logical Basis == |