Synopsis: Most New Testament scholars today agree that Jesus used
an enigmatic self-designation, bar nasha ("the Son of Man"),
translated into Greek as ho huios tou anthropou in the Synoptic
Gospels. In contrast, Paul, the earliest New Testament writer,
nowhere mentions the phrase in his letters. Does this indicate that
the Gospel writers simply misunderstood the generic sense of the
Aramaic idiom and used it as a christological title in connection
with Daniel 7, as some scholars claim? Paul demonstrates explicit
and sophisticated Adam Christology in Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians
15. In contrast, there is no real equivalent in the Synoptic
Gospels. Does this indicate that Adam Christology in Romans 5 and 1
Corinthians 15 was essentially a Pauline invention to which the
Evangelists were oblivious? In this study Yongbom Lee argues that
in addition to the Old Testament, contemporary Jewish exegetical
traditions, and his Damascus Christophany, Paul uses the early
church tradition--in particular, its implicit primitive Adam-Jesus
typology and the Son of Man saying traditions reflected in the
Synoptic Gospels--as a source of his Adam Christology.
Endorsements: "Scholarly consensus on the degree to which the
Apostle Paul was dependent on the Jesus tradition has been hard to
come by. With his appeal to Adam-Christ typology, specific features
of the Son of Man tradition, and his emphasis on creative
adaptation, Lee adds significantly to the case for important
elements of Paul's dependence on Jesus." --John Nolland, Trinity
College, Bristol "Scholarship is sharply divided as to whether
Paul's writings represent a development of the Jesus tradition or
are largely an innovation . . . Yongbom Lee's study makes an
important contribution to this debate by arguing that Paul's Adam
Christology draws on an early Church Adam-Jesus typology and the
Son of Man sayings, now found in Mark 10:45, Matt 19:20, and Luke
22:30. It is an argument that deserves to be read by anyone engaged
in teaching or studying the origins of Christianity, specifically
the development of Paul's thought." --Steve Moyise, University of
Chichester "Yongbom Lee's "The Son of Man as the Last Adam"
investigates an important aspect of Paul's Christology and the
early conceptions on which it is based. We are given a glimpse into
a very early stage in the Church's interpretation of Jesus--the Son
of Man--who, as the eschatological Adam, was recognized as God's
Son and whose atoning death reversed the negative consequences of
the first Adam's transgression. Lee's thesis is original and well
supported by masterful exegesis and critical judgment." --Craig A.
Evans, Acadia Divinity College Author Biography: Yongbom Lee is
currently an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary and
Bethesda University of California.
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