Names carry weight. In Scripture, a name is rarely just a label—it is a declaration of identity, a statement of purpose, a window into the soul of the one who bears it. So when Jesus of Nazareth, the most consequential figure in all of human history, chose a title for himself and returned to it again and again across the Gospels, that choice demands our full attention. The title he chose was not what most of us might expect. He did not walk into the synagogue and announce,
Son of Man: The Name Jesus Chose and What It Reveals About Who He Is