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| | The term occurs only five times in the rest of the New Testament outside the Gospels. In Acts 7:56, Stephen says that he sees the heaven open and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God; Hebrews 2:6 quotes Psalm 8:4 and applies the words to Jesus ...; and in Revelation 1:13-15 and 14:14 Jesus is 'One like a Son of man' (ὅμοιον υἱὸν ἀνθρώπου) and described in terms that evoke the imagery of Daniel 7 ...." [http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2305-08532017000300004]</ref> The [[Gospel of Luke]] says that Jesus "will be called the Son of the Most High."<ref>{{bibleref|Luke|1|32}} ([[ESV]])</ref> | | The term occurs only five times in the rest of the New Testament outside the Gospels. In Acts 7:56, Stephen says that he sees the heaven open and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God; Hebrews 2:6 quotes Psalm 8:4 and applies the words to Jesus ...; and in Revelation 1:13-15 and 14:14 Jesus is 'One like a Son of man' (ὅμοιον υἱὸν ἀνθρώπου) and described in terms that evoke the imagery of Daniel 7 ...." [http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2305-08532017000300004]</ref> The [[Gospel of Luke]] says that Jesus "will be called the Son of the Most High."<ref>{{bibleref|Luke|1|32}} ([[ESV]])</ref> |
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| − | A better English translation which conveys the divinity would be "'''''The Son as man'''''."<ref>Other possible translations are "The Son, a human being," "The Son, a man," or "The Son became Man" (the latter would commit blasphemy, however, which Jesus needed to avoid at the outset of his ministry).</ref> In other words, '''''simply replace "of" with "as" to restore the intended implication of divinity''''', without committing blasphemy under the strict rules of the time. The versatility of "as" in modern English conveys the meaning of the awkward, unusual Greek phrase better than "of" does. | + | A better English translation which conveys the divinity would be "'''''The Son, as man'''''."<ref>Other possible translations are "The Son, a human being," "The Son, a man," or "The Son became Man" (the latter would commit blasphemy, however, which Jesus needed to avoid at the outset of his ministry).</ref> In other words, '''''simply replace "of" with "as" to restore the intended implication of divinity''''', without committing blasphemy under the strict rules of the time. The versatility of "as" in modern English conveys the meaning of the awkward, unusual Greek phrase better than "of" does. |
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| − | The then-blasphemous declaration by [[Stephen]] which caused him to be martyred is better translated as "The Son as man" rather than as "the Son of Man": | + | The then-blasphemous declaration by [[Stephen]] which caused him to be martyred is better translated as "The Son, as man" rather than as "the Son of Man": |
| | *[[NIV]]: “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” (Acts 7:56 NIV translation) | | *[[NIV]]: “Look,” he said, “I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” (Acts 7:56 NIV translation) |
| − | *Better: He said, “Look, I see the heavens open, and The Son as man stands at God's right hand.” [[Acts 1-9 (Translated)#7:56|Acts 7:56]] | + | *Better: He said, “Look, I see the heavens open, and The Son, as man, stands at God's right hand.” [[Acts 1-9 (Translated)#7:56|Acts 7:56]] |
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| − | The use of the phrase in [[Luke 1-8 (Translated)#6:5|Luke 6:5]] shows that "The Son as man" makes more sense than "Son of man": | + | The use of the phrase in [[Luke 1-8 (Translated)#6:5|Luke 6:5]] shows that "The Son, as man" makes more sense than "Son of man": |
| | *[[KJV]]: And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the [[sabbath]]. | | *[[KJV]]: And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also of the [[sabbath]]. |
| − | *Better: Jesus told them, "The Son as man is also Lord of the Sabbath!" | + | *Better: Jesus told them, "The Son, as man, is also Lord of the Sabbath!" |
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| − | The use of the phrase in Mark 10:45 illustrates the flaws in the "Son of Man" and the superiority of the "Son as man" as the English translation: | + | The use of the phrase in Mark 10:45 illustrates the flaws in the "Son of Man" and the superiority of the "Son, as man" as the English translation: |
| | *For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve (NIV) | | *For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve (NIV) |
| − | *For even the Son as man did not come to be served, but to serve | + | *For even the Son, as man, did not come to be served, but to serve |
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| | In Luke 24:7 use of the phrase "Son of Man" is confusing to the meaning, while use of "Son as man" would be much clearer: | | In Luke 24:7 use of the phrase "Son of Man" is confusing to the meaning, while use of "Son as man" would be much clearer: |