The variety of translations of the Aramaic phrase one like the son of man already shows that the identity debate concerning this apocalyptic figure in Daniel 7 is controversial: Is he the Messiah, the human king Adam, a collective symbol for the people of Israel, or even a heavenly being, the archangel Michael? Does the dream vision in Daniel 7 allow an interpretation of the one like the son of man as YHWH or does it characterize the figure as an...