When studying 1st Century archaeology and the Historical figure of Jesus the Nazarene (Yeshu ha Notzri) I was always curious to know why he always calls himself the "Son of Man"... he uses this term 83 times in the Gospels. What is the significance of this Term ? Does it simply mean "Man" or something else... I have learned that in the ancient mystical tradition that the Term "Son of Man " means much more than that .....
The term comes from the Aramaic Book of Daniel and the Book of Enoch written 200 years before Jesus....
In the 2nd Book of Enoch we find the following ..
XLVI. The Head of Days and the Son of Man.
CHAPTER XLVI.
And there I saw One who had a head of days,
And His head was white like wool,
And with Him was another being whose countenance had the appearance of a man,
And his face was full of graciousness, like one of the holy angels.And I asked the angel who went with me and showed me all the hidden things, concerning that Son of Man, who he was, and whence he was, (and) why he went with the Head of Days? And he answered and said unto me:
This is the Son of Man who hath righteousness,
With whom dwelleth righteousness,
And who revealeth all the treasures of that which is hidden,
Because the Lord of Spirits hath chosen him,
And whose lot hath the pre-eminence before the Lord of Spirits in uprightness for ever.
4, And this Son of Man whom thou hast seen
Shall †raise up† the kings and the mighty from their seats,
[And the strong from their thrones]
And shall loosen the reins of the strong,
And break the teeth of the sinners.
- [And he shall put down the kings from their thrones and kingdoms]
Because they do not extol and praise Him,
Nor humbly acknowledge whence the kingdom was bestowed upon them. - And he shall put down the countenance of the strong,
And shall fill them with shame.
And darkness shall be their dwelling,
And worms shall be their bed,
And they shall have no hope of rising from their beds,
Because they do not extol the name of the Lord of Spirits. - And these are they who †judge† the stars of heaven,
[And raise their hands against the Most High],
†And tread upon the earth and dwell upon it†.
And all their deeds manifest unrighteousness,
And their power rests upon their riches, p. 65
And their faith is in the †gods† which they have made with their hands,
And they deny the name of the Lord of Spirits, - And they persecute the houses of His congregations,
And the faithful who hang upon the name of the Lord of Spirits.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/boe/boe049.htm
The Book of Enoch (also 1 Enoch; Ge'ez: መጽሐፈ ሄኖክ mätṣḥäfä henok) is an ancient Jewish religious work, ascribed by tradition to Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah, although modern scholars estimate the older sections (mainly in the Book of the Watchers) to date from about 300 BC, and the latest part (Book of Parables) probably to the first century BC ..... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Enoch
More: http://yeshuhanotzri.blogspot.ca/2017/05/book-of-enoch-head-of-days-and-son-of.html
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Me too .. I'd like to learn more about the Essenes and 1st Century Theraputae in Egypt and the Gnostics
I could share a lot more research here but I'm not sure very many people on Steemit are interested ... these posts don't get very many votes or comments.
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Do it because you find it interesting not for the votes. If you just want votes then post about how great steemit is .
I'm just saying there is little interest in this subject these days.... but I am interested and would like to find others who are also interested so we can discuss the subject. So therefore yes I will continue to post these types of things.
That is true.
Interesting
I think so too ...
The more I read of 1st Century Philo the more I believe that Jesus was a Mystical Healer known as Theraputae at the time
And certainly he said that he was One with God who he always calls his Aleph-Bet (ab) translated as Father.... but the letters Aleph and Bet have a very mystical meaning in ancient Hebrew
Talmudic Scholar Rabbi Daniel Boyarin has an excellent book on the subject that explains in great detail this ancient Jewish term "Bar-enosh" a Divine Son of Man ... (small face of YHVH) ..... The Jewish Gospels by Daniel Boyarin https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007QXUY6O/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_x_TO7tzb75XKRP4
Wow, really? The Son of Man is the small face of YHVH? That sounds exactly like Zeir Anpin of the Zohar, and if that is what is meant by the one like a Son of Man then it all makes sense. I'd love to know more on this identification.
Yes... thanks for reading... I will post more on the identity of this Divine Son of Man.... Bar Enosh in Aramaic
The two titles "Ancient of Days" and "Head of Days" are clearly referring to the same white-haired object and it is very intriguing who this "son of man" is meant to be. Was it a past event or imagined future one?
The names though are quite different. It is my opinion that the Book of the Zohar provides the missing clues. "Days" is "Seas" (Yomin), i.e. vessels, whereas "Ancient" (Otiq) means "removable". "Head", used in the Enoch version, pretty much means just that - a head.
The writers are showing that they are in possession of secrets known only to a certain few, presumably to increase its status and credibility.
Head of Days... רֹאשׁ. Also means the Leader, the head, the keter.... the crown on the head of the Bar Enosh... the Son of Man.... Yeshu ha Notzri
הכתר על הראש הוא ראש ימים וימים קדומים של ישו הוא בן האנוש
Yes... if you can read Hebrew and Aramaic the identity of Bar Enosh, Son of Man becomes clear.