the Messiah: A Comparative Study of Enochic Son Man and Pauline Kyrios in Bloomington, MN

This volume discusses conceptual elements of messianic traditions that are identified in the
Parables of Enoch
and the Letters of Paul by examining the nature and functions of the divine figure and of the messiah figure.
Comparative analysis presented here demonstrates that the
and the Letters of Paul share specific conceptual elements of messianic traditions. The combination of shared elements is so striking as to preclude the possibility that the
and the Letters of Paul constituted independent, parallel developments. It cannot be claimed, however, that Paul was familiar with the text of the
; there are no direct quotes of the Parables anywhere in Paul's Letters. Waddell does however show that Paul was familiar with the conceptual elements of the Enochic messiah, and that Paul developed his concept of the Kyrios out of the Son of Man traditions in the
Book of the Parables of Enoch
. Waddell specifically argues Pauline christology was at the very least heavily influenced by Enochic Son of Man traditions.