Image (of God) as ethical injunction : a social-scientific perspective

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dc.contributor.upauthor Van Staden, Piet
dc.date.accessioned 2012-01-20T05:30:49Z
dc.date.available 2012-01-20T05:30:49Z
dc.date.issued 1995
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dc.description.abstract Taking cognizance of the fact that language - especially metaphorical language - can be expressive of deeplying cultural or religious symbol sets in man, the study explores the possible original content of the syntagma ei"~JII TOU Beou in both the Old and the New Testament. It is argued that there is a definite shift in the symbol set of which the concept (metaphor) 'image of God' is expressive. Whilst the Old Testament usage of the term probably attests to the conviction that humankind is part of the genus God and may even resemble him physically, the New Testament substitutes Jesus Christ for man as the primary carrier of the 'image of God'. Humankind in general does not reflect that image any more. It is only to be found in those who through faith in Jesus Christ regain the image of God. Our thesis is that the concept of 'image' is to be regarded as much an ethical injunction as it is an ontological statement. The faith of adherents to the community of believers finds expression in distinctive behavior - that is, in conduct that clearly identifies them as reflecting the image of God. en
dc.description.librarian wm2012 en
dc.description.uri http://explore.up.ac.za/record=b1001341 en_US
dc.format.extent 30 pages en_US
dc.format.medium PDF en_US
dc.identifier.citation Van Staden, P 1995, 'Image (of God) as ethical injunction : a social-scientific perspective', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 279-308. en
dc.identifier.issn 0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/17849
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.rights Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Metaphor in the Bible en
dc.subject.lcsh Image of God -- Bible -- N.T. en
dc.title Image (of God) as ethical injunction : a social-scientific perspective en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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