Son of Man in the Parables of Enoch and in Matthew

Now a Lutheran pastor in Wisconsin, Walck investigate how depictions of the Son of Man in the Gospel of Matthew and in the Parables of Enoch raise questions about the relationship between the two perhaps contemporary texts. Drawing from literary, redaction, sociological, and narrative criticism, he explores the meaning and origin of the term Son of Man, and the possible influence of the parables on the gospel. He covers dating, sources, and social setting of the Parables; then considers the Son of Man in the two texts in turn. There is no definitive proof, he says, but it is likely that the Parables, directly or indirectly, was one of several influences on Matthew's depiction. T&T Clark is an imprint of Continuum. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Leslie W. Walck received a PhD from theUniversity of Notre Dame, IN in 1999. He also received an M.Div from LutherSeminary, St. Paul, MN,a M.A. from Oxford University in the United Kingdom, and a B.A. from AugsburgCollege in Minneapolis MN.Currently he is Pastor of Colfax Lutheran Church, Colfax, WI, and participatedin the 2005 Enoch Seminar in Camaldoli, Italy.