Table of Contents THE JEWISH APOCALYPTIC BACKGROUND OF THE SON OF MAN AND THE NEW TESTAMENT ................................................................................................................................. 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1 The Genre of Jewish Apocalyptic .................................................................................................... 1 Jewish Apocalyptic Sources for the Son of Man.............................................................................. 2 Daniel 7 ....................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Enoch 37-71 ........................................................................................................................... 15 Excursus: Heavenly Enthronement Traditions .......................................................................... 23 4 Ezra 13 ................................................................................................................................... 37 The Apocalyptic Son of Man and the Synoptic Gospels ................................................................ 38 Mark 8:38; 13:26; 14:62; and the Innovation of Luke 22:69; Acts 7:55-56 ............................ 39 Matthew 19:28; 25:31 ............................................................................................................... 52 Early Christian Apocalyptic and the Son of Man .......................................................................... 52 Didache ..................................................................................................................................... 53 Apocalypse of Peter ................................................................................................................... 54 Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................... 56 Appendix 1 – Exaltation, Mystical, and Heavenly Enthronement Texts........................................ 58