Son of Man

Son of a man, daughters of men, or Son of Man, are phrases that can variously be found on a copy of the Sumerian King List, in the , and in the Christian Greek Bible. The expression may support the mythology of sons being born from gods, as proliferated in Greek mythology, by using the expression to contrast a son or daughter of a man as opposed to a son of a god.
==Motif==
* On the Sumerian King List tablet from Nippur (CM 2), a translation can be read as, "Ur[...], whose name is not known, ruled for 8 years."Livius, http://www.livius.org/sources/content/anet/266-the-sumerian-king-list/
* In the Hebrew Genesis account (Gen.6:4), the KJV reads, "the sons of God came in unto the ".blb.org, https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gen/6/4/t_conc_6004
* In the Christian Greek Scriptures, the "Son of God"Matt. 27:43 (NIV)—"He trusts in God. Let God rescue him now if he wants him, for he said, ‘I am the Son of God.' ” " is identified as Jesus, who is also referred to as the "".Luke 8:28 (NASB)—"So Jesus said, “When you lift up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am He, and I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me.", "ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου", literally "the son of the man."—Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (1995). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: vol. iv, Q-Z. Eerdmans, p.574 The expression Son of Man is a reference to the Gospel accounts of Jesus being born from mankind, namely Mary of Nazareth, a human woman.
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==Resources==
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