Who is this son of man?'

Larry W. Hurtado is Professor of New Testament Language, Literature and Theology, University of Edinburgh. Paul L. Owen is Chair and Associate Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Montreat College, NC, USA

• Paul Owen: Introductory chapter giving an overview of the Son of Man discussion; James Tabor: A case for the son of man idiom as standing for an event rather than an individual; Ben Reynolds: The use of the Son of Man idiom in John; Darrell Bock: The use of the Son of Man expression on the lips of Jesus at his trial (with implications for his self-understanding); Darrell Hannah: The use of Daniel 7 in the Similitudes of Enoch, and its implications for the religious environment of Jesus; Daniel Wallace: A discussion of the Greek phrase ho huios tou anthropou (the Son of Man), and its linguistic implications; Albert Lukaszewski: An overview of the linguistic issues relating to the Aramaic terms for son of man; Paul Owen and David Shepherd: A reply to certain features of Maurice Casey's views in the Son of Man debate; Peter Williams: A discussion of the object marker in Aramaic, and its implications in the Son of Man discussion; Larry Hurtado: Concluding chapter offering a summary of current scholarship and interacting with some of the implications of the research in this volume.

From the myriad works on the Son of Man, this collection stands out as one of the most important. A must read for anyone engaged in research related to the historical Jesus, Christology, or early Christianity. Its editors are to be congratulated for such stimulating essays.