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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 | |
dc.description | Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDF | en_US |
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 | 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 |