Wink, Walter Additional Author mixed material bibliography New York Fortress Press 2001 monographic en English

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A thorny historical issue handled with artistry and imaginationThe epithet "the son of the man" (or "the Human Being") in the Gospels has been a highly debated topic. Wink uses this phrase to explore not only early Christology but the anthropology articulated in the Gospels. Jesus apparently avoided designations such as Messiah, Son of God, or God, though these titles were given by his disciples after his death and resurrection. But Jesus is repeatedly depicted as using the obscure expression "the Human Being" as virtually his only form of self-reference. Wink explores how Jesus' self-referential phrase came to be universalized as the "Human Being" or "Truly Human One." The Human Being is a catalytic agent for transformation, providing the form and lure and hunger to become who we were meant to be, or more properly perhaps, to become who we truly are. Humankind 2330800632621 Transformatio Library Bandung Theological Seminary 233 Win h E08000541 Non Fiction 233 Win h 710ZPKExorL._SL1360_.jpg 35194 2014-11-27 11:54:25 2024-09-30 16:45:15 machine generated