Gman wrote:Very interesting that you brought this up because I'm going over this too... Yes, there is such a book called "The Jewish Gospels" by Daniel Boyarin that goes over this very topic. In fact he argues that the phrase "Son of Man" is actually revealing the divinity of Christ much better than the phrase "Son of God." In fact, there are numerous cases where kings such as David were also called "Sons of God."
Here is the link to the book from Amazon.. I just got a few days ago and I'm starting to read it myself as well...
Shalom.
Hail and greetings GMAN and thanks so much for the post and recommendation. I have indeed ordered the book but I'll also probably download it onto my tab for mobile access.
So thanks.
In so that as I would like to return the favor I won't.
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I don't like favors as they seem to impress upon me underlying tones of repayment. But I will accept the gift of your recommendation.
But let me also give you a gift. A book recommendation that has just blown my socks off.
"Who ate lunch with Abraham?" My brother I do like the title allot. Anyway the book is an author I've not heard of before. Asher Intrater. He is a Messianic Jew and an extremely well educated one at that. He sure enough knows his Hebrew very well. Much like we have people with master degrees in the english language, Asher commands an unusually astute understanding of The Hebrew language of old and he he uses it as if it was a part of him.
But the book itself is extremely well written. He does not speak like most theologians with massive knowledge of vocabulary and use of 20 letter words that only those highly trained doctoral theologians could possibly grasp. He uses simply everyday communicative skills than anyone except someone without a 12th grade reading level could understand.
More so the subject matter is beyond what I expected. I knew a few things about the subject matter but not the whys and hows. I sat at the mechanics this morning sipping coffee while they did some work on my truck. Before long I had gotten into section 5 and I was wanting more.
I cannot explain in a few short words the depth and nature of the book. But suffice to say I think he unintentionally fills in some of the blanks regarding the nature Of God the father , Son and Holy spirit. But its there non the less and quite bold too. In fact its unavoidable . So it really works well.
I'm enjoying the Jewish side of it and I'm truly beginning to grasp just how Jewish we (as Christians) really are since we have been adopted. We are just as much a part of the Old Covenant as we are of the New since they are both connected and both in effect as being one.
I'm really enjoying how He reveals himself in extremely personal ways. I even have a much better grasp of what was really going on within some of the patriarchs relationships with The Lord and how they were much more personal than we are taught. Relationships were much less callous than I was reading and more open and personal and loving than I could grasp. Case in point..... Moses spent allot of time on the mountain just chatting away with Him....what about? Lots of things. Moses was interested in allot of things and God touched upon many subjects with Moses. Hence why we have documents like Genesis. Talks with God. IN turn we see Moses wants more of him....wanting more of him because obviously Moses loved that connection with his creator so much that he wanted more and practically begged him to reveal his glorified face to him which we all know is not survivable. Not that its a bad thing by any means. Its like you can't get too close the the sun without getting yourself killed by heat or radiation (among other things) without some kind of shielding. Even so with shielding you can still only get so close.
Anyway I'm babbling and rambling trying to explain this book with great failure I'm sure. But definitely a super read. And its among the few judeo-christian books that have perfect reviews from my research look.
The price seems right for download and even the book seems reasonably priced. Hope you get it and through it The Lord will bless you with a richer understanding and appreciation for who he is and his nature as complex as it can seem. How beautiful it is no matter how little we can grasp it now. I just pray we can continue to grasp it more and more and appreciate and love him through it.
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www.amazon.com/Who-Lunch-Abraham-Asher- ... JXZH29A7ly the book itself if out of stock (I'm not surprised) but its available for download too if you can't wait.
May He Bless you and Keep you
God in His Word has given us information concerning creation that we could have received no other way other than by divine revelation, for no one was there to observe it, and it cannot be repeated in a laboratory. So important is this information that he begins his word with this subject: Genisis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Two of the biggest claims God ever made!