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The son of man came to serve

Episode in the New Testament

Episode in the New Testament

The phrase "the son of man came to serve" refers to a specific episode in the New Testament. In the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Mark , Jesus explains that he "came as Son of man to give his life as ransom". The ransom paid by the Son of man is an element of a common doctrine of atonement in Christianity.

In the Gospel of Mark , this episode takes place shortly after Jesus predicts his death, and then says:

In the Gospel of Luke , Jesus expounds on the import of serving:

The identification of Jesus with the son of man in the context of the Book of Daniel (7:13–14) places the death of Jesus and the ransom he pays at a higher level of prominence than the death of other prophets and martyrs, even that of his contemporary John the Baptist. Later in the New Testament account, in , when Jesus considers himself the son of man spoken of in the Book of Daniel, the Jewish high priests accuse him of blasphemy.

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References

  1. W. D. Davies, D. C. Allison (2004), ''Matthew 8-18'', {{ISBN. 0-567-08365-9, p. 51.
  2. E. F. Osborn (1993), ''The emergence of Christian theology'', {{ISBN. 0-521-43078-X, p. <-?->.
  3. E. A. Abbott (2014), ''"The Son of Man" Or Contributions to the Study of the Thoughts of Jesus'', {{ISBN. 978-1-107-41618-5, p. 265.
  4. R. T. France (2007), ''The Gospel of Matthew'', {{ISBN. 0-8028-2501-X, p. 396.
  5. K. Grayston (1990), ''Dying, we live: A new enquiry into the death of Christ in the New Testament'', {{ISBN. 0-232-51836-X, p. 197.
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