son of man
Child of humanity
Son of man is a phrase from Hebrew scripture meaning simply a human being—emphasizing mortality and creatureliness in contrast to God.
In Christian theology, it takes on special significance as Jesus's preferred self-designation in the Gospels, appearing over eighty times.
The phrase carries deliberate ambiguity: it can suggest humble humanity or invoke the apocalyptic figure from the Book of Daniel who receives eternal dominion.
The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.
Hebrew prophet's name
- EzekielHebrew prophet in captivity
- eschatologyStudy of ultimate destiny
- apocalypseTotal civilizational collapse
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
prophecy · vision · kingdom · judgment · throne · glory · clouds · end times
Doctrine of the Messiah's nature
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
Trinity · doctrine · incarnation · mediator · intercessor · paschal · propitiation
Subject to death
Adam · dust · frailty · vulnerability · suffering · humility · lowliness · servant
Christian faith's divine son
- ChristThe anointed savior
- MessiahProphesied divine deliverer
- RedeemerOne who saves spiritually
- YeshuaHebrew salvation name
Immanuel · Lord · Nazarene · Galilean · Lamb of God · King of Kings · Alpha and Omega · Emmanuel
Christian salvation teaching
- New TestamentSecond biblical division
- ResurrectionRising from death
- GalileeBiblical northern territory
- NazarethGalilean city of faith
Bethlehem · Gethsemane · Sermon on the Mount · Last Supper · Beatitudes · Transfiguration · Calvary · Golgotha
Daniel
Hebrew prophet's name
- EzekielHebrew prophet in captivity
- eschatologyStudy of ultimate destiny
- apocalypseTotal civilizational collapse
revelation · prophecy · vision · kingdom · judgment · throne · glory · clouds · end times · tribulation
Christology
Doctrine of the Messiah's nature
- divinitySacred nature or nougat-like sweet
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- salvationDeliverance from harm
redemption · Trinity · doctrine · incarnation · mediator · intercessor · paschal · propitiation
mortal
Subject to death
incarnate · Adam · dust · frailty · vulnerability · suffering · humility · lowliness · servant · compassion
Jesus
Christian faith's divine son
Yeshua · Immanuel · Lord · Nazarene · Galilean · Lamb of God · King of Kings · Alpha and Omega · Emmanuel
Gospel
Christian salvation teaching
- New TestamentSecond biblical division
- ResurrectionRising from death
- GalileeBiblical northern territory
Nazareth · Bethlehem · Gethsemane · Sermon on the Mount · Last Supper · Beatitudes · Transfiguration · Calvary · Golgotha · Palm Sunday
- Exile BooksDaniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, Book of Daniel, Babylonian exile
son of manSon of God
Christ's divine designation
deity · angel · divine being · God · archangel
son, sons, man, mankind, manhood, manly, manliness, unmanly, sonship