Son of Man

Christ is risen from the dead!

Dying, he conquered death;

To the dead, he has given life.

The phrase ‘son of man‘ is a primarily Semitic idiom that originated in Ancient Mesopotamia, used to denote humanity or self. The phrase is also used in Judaism and Christianity.

The phrase used in the Greek, translated as Son of man is ὁ υἱὸς τοὺ ἀνθρώπου. As an idiom for the future human, it can be translated gender-neutrally as offspring of Mankind, or Man’s child.