Damsma, A;
(2017)
From Son of Man to Son of Adam—the Prophet Ezekiel in Targum Jonathan.
Aramaic Studies
, 15
(1)
pp. 23-43.
10.1163/17455227-01501001.
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Abstract
The ubiquitous vocative expression בן־אדם (literally ‘son of man’) in the Book of Ezekiel seems to underscore the prophet’s status as a mere mortal. In contrast to the other ancient versions, Targum Jonathan to the Prophets interprets the word אדם as a proper noun, and renders the phrase accordingly as בר אדם ‘son of Adam’. This translation runs counter to the Targum’s conventional practice of rendering בן־אדם with בר אנש(א). In the absence of a satisfactory grammatical explanation for the divergent rendering, this article examines the possibility that the Targumist’s eschewal of בר אנשא was motivated by doctrinal concerns. On the strength of the findings it is argued that בר אדם was a clever and subtle alternative for בר אנשא because, depending on the context, the latter phrase could evoke associations with the Danielic Son of Man figure and the Son of Man Christology.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | From Son of Man to Son of Adam—the Prophet Ezekiel in Targum Jonathan |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1163/17455227-01501001 |
Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1163/17455227-01501001 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
Keywords: | Book of Ezekiel; Targum Jonathan; Adam; Daniel 7; Son of Man; Messianism; Gospels; Jesus |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Hebrew and Jewish Studies |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10088410 |
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