Son of Man

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The "Son of Man" is a biblical title most prominently used by Jesus Christ to refer to himself, emphasizing both his humanity and his role in divine salvation and judgment.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Son of Man canonical 8
"Son of Man" 1
Son of Man (New Testament title) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biblical title
christological title
honorific title
messianic title
appearsIn Book of Daniel
Book of Ezekiel
surface form: Ezekiel

Gospels
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

New Testament
associatedWith Second Coming of Christ
authority to forgive sins
authority to judge
eschatology
heavenly figure
suffering servant motif
contrastedWith Jesus Christ
surface form: Son of God
emphasizes humanity of Jesus
role in divine judgment
role in divine salvation
frequencyOfUseByJesus most common self-designation in the Gospels
interpretedAs messianic self-designation of Jesus
title of exaltation
title of humility
languageOfOrigin Aramaic
Hebrew
linkedDoctrine Christology
eschatological judgment
soteriology
originalForm bar enash
ben adam
religiousTradition Christianity
Judaism
sourceText Daniel 7:13–14
Book of Ezekiel
surface form: Ezekiel 2:1 and following

John 1:51
John 3:13–14
Luke 19:10
Mark 14:62
Mark 2:10
Mark 8:31
Matthew 25:31
Matthew 8:20
Revelation 1:13
theologicalTheme final judgment
incarnation
Kingdom of God
surface form: kingdom of God

redemption
usedBy Jesus Christ
usedPrimarilyIn Synoptic Gospels

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jesus Christ alsoKnownAs Son of Man
Christology examines Son of Man
Gospel of Luke viewOfJesus Son of Man
Book of Daniel symbolism Son of Man
bar enash associatedWithConcept Son of Man
bar enash relatedTerm Son of Man
this entity surface form: Son of Man (New Testament title)
Messiah relatedConcept Son of Man
this entity surface form: SonOfMan
Ancient of Days associatedFigure Son of Man
Tarzan notableSong Son of Man
subject surface form: Tarzan (1999 film)
Tarzan Rocks! notableSongPerformed Son of Man
this entity surface form: "Son of Man"
Book of Parables centralFigure Son of Man