The Messiah A Comparative Study of the Enochic Son of Man and the Pauline Kyrios

by Waddell, James A.

• ISBN13: 9780567580320
• ISBN10: 0567580326
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-03
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T&T Clark

Summary

This volume presents a comparative study of the Messiah in the Pauline letters with the Enochic Son of Man traditions in the Parables of Enoch.

Author Biography

James A. Waddell received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, and is the Philip Markowicz Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish Biblical Studies, University of Toledo, USA.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. x
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Abbreviations	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Initial Remarks	p. 1
The Problem this Study Addresses	p. 2
History of Research	p. 3
Methodology	p. 16
Mediatorial Figures in Second Temple Judaism	p. 19
Dating the Parables of Enoch	p. 22
The Divine Figure in the Parables of Enoch	p. 28
The Divine Figure in the Parables of Enoch	p. 28
Nature of the Divine Figure in the Parables of Enoch	p. 29
A Heavenly Being	p. 29
A Holy Being	p. 32
Foreknowledge	p. 33
A Merciful Being	p. 34
A Righteous Being	p. 35
Repentance	p. 35
An Eternal Being	p. 36
Functions of the Divine Figure in the Parables of Enoch	p. 37
Creation	p. 38
Revelation of Wisdom	p. 38
Worship	p. 40
Judgment	p. 41
Ambiguous References Either to the Divine Figure or the Messiah Figure	p. 44
Summary and Conclusions	p. 46
The Messiah in the Parables of Enoch	p. 48
The Messiah Figure in the Parables of Enoch	p. 48
Nature of the Messiah Figure in the Parables of Enoch	p. 49
A Human Being	p. 49
Identified with Enoch	p. 51
A Heavenly Being	p. 60
Preexistence	p. 62
Association with Wisdom	p. 63
A Righteous Being	p. 69
The Divine Name	p. 72
The "Son of Man" Title	p. 75
Functions of the Messiah Figure in the Parables of Enoch	p. 85
Revelation of Wisdom	p. 85
Salvation	p. 87
Judgment	p. 89
Worship	p. 96
Summary and Conclusions	p. 101
The Divine Figure in the Letters of Paul	p. 104
The Divine Figure in the Letters of Paul	p. 104
Nature of the Divine Figure in the Letters of Paul	p. 104
The One God	p. 105
Deity	p. 107
A Heavenly Being	p. 108
A Righteous Being	p. 108
Functions of the Divine Figure in the Letters of Paul	p. 110
Creation	p. 110
Revelation of Wisdom	p. 111
Divine Acts in the Life of the Messiah Figure	p. 113
Salvation	p. 115
Worship	p. 116
Judgment	p. 116
Ambiguous References Either to the Divine Figure or the Messiah Figure	p. 117
Summary and Conclusions	p. 118
The Messiah in the Letters of Paul	p. 119
The Messiah Figure in the Letters of Paul	p. 119
Nature of the Messiah Figure in the Letters of Paul	p. 119
A Human Being	p. 120
A Heavenly Being	p. 121
Preexistence	p. 123
Association with the Wisdom of God	p. 129
Pre-human	p. 136
Divine Image and Glory	p. 140
The Divine Name	p. 141
Like an Angel	p. 141
Without Sin	p. 142
Functions of the Messiah Figure in the Letters of Paul	p. 143
Agent of Creation	p. 143
Salvation	p. 144
Forgiveness of Sins	p. 149
Association with the Power of God	p. 153
Judgment	p. 163
Worship	p. 166
Summary and Conclusions	p. 169
Excursus: A Closer Look at Romans 9.5: Did Paul Refer to Jesus as ¿€ó¿?	p. 172
A Comparative Analysis of the Messiah in the Parables of Enoch and the Letters of Paul	p. 178
Summary of the Problem this Study Addresses	p. 178
Comparative Analysis	p. 178
Striking Similarities between the Book of Parables and the Letters of Paul	p. 183
What is New in Paul	p. 184
Excursus: Why Paul Did Not Use "Son-of-Man" Terminology	p. 186
Conclusions	p. 202
Final Remarks	p. 202
Conclusions	p. 202
Sociological Analysis: Making Sense of the Data	p. 203
Bibliography	p. 210
Index of References	p. 226
Index of Authors	p. 239
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