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  • From: "Jeff Peterson" <peterson AT austingrad.edu>
  • To: Corpus-Paul <corpus-paul AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Corpus-Paul] Re: son of man
  • Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2003 07:31:09 -0800

> see also
> Joel MARCUS Son of Man as son of Adam
> RB 2003 T.110-1 (pp. 38-61)
> "L'expression évangélique "le fils de l'homme" signifie "le fils d'Adam".

Thanks to Elio Jucci for the helpful summary of Marcus's article. There's a
good
case to be made that the "man from heaven" in 1 Cor 15:45-49 reflects Pauline
interpretation of Dan 7:13-14 among other texts; the argument earlier alludes
to
Ps 8:6 (1 Cor 15:27), where the common expression hYIOS ANQRWPOU lurks
in the context (Ps 8:4).

Here's a summary of a piece I did on this a few years ago in case it's of any
interest:

The difficulties associated with Paul’s citation of Gen 2:7b (1 Cor 15:45)
and the
comment that he attaches to the citation (1 Cor 15:46–49) can be clarified by
a
comparison of Paul’s brief commentary with other ancient treatments of the
Genesis verse and other scriptural texts associated with it in ancient
interpretation. Paul’s choice of Gen 2:7 as a text relevant to the
resurrection of
the dead is facilitated by the allusion to that verse in 2 Macc 7:23 in an
exhortation to martyrs to trust in God to raise the dead. Paul’s form of
citation,
resembling paraphrastic citations in the Damascus Covenant (CD) and other
Qumran scrolls, is shaped by the interpretation of the Genesis verse in
Wisdom
of Solomon 15:11. Other ancillary texts figure in Paul’s comments on the
Genesis passage (vv. 46–49), including Genesis 1:26–27 and 5:3, Daniel 7:13–
14, and Ezekiel 1:26. In their historical context Paul’s literary allusions
can be
recognized as reminiscences of the formative instruction that he had offered
"according to the Scriptures" in Corinth. In their literary context in 1
Corinthians
15, these reminiscences function as one element in Paul’s attempt to commend
hope for the resurrection of the dead by associating it with the instruction
he had
imparted to his converts at the founding of the Corinthian ekklesia.

Best to all,

Jeff Peterson
Austin Graduate School of Theology




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