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SBL Greek New Testament

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Matthew 8

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matthew.8.mt8SonMan

ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου

LANGUAGEINTERTEXTTHEOLOGYTRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

How should Jesus’ self-designation appear here?

The phrase literally means ‘the son of the human/man’ and echoes both ordinary humanity and Danielic imagery. ‘Human One’ keeps it a title without forcing gendered generic English.

Why this default

‘The Human One’ is the project default because it keeps the expression visibly titular while translating anthrōpos and preserving both ordinary-human and Danielic resonance. ‘The Son of Man’ retains the traditional title, while ‘Son of Humanity’ foregrounds collective association.

Evidence

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Project defaultthe Human One

Project default · title and anthrōpos

Alternativethe Son of Man

Traditional title

Alternativethe Son of Humanity

Collective resonance

Reference roleStandardized inspectable reference; manuscript forks are independently reopened.

Revision historyNo decision-level revision has been recorded since the provenance ledger was introduced.

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