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444 ánthrōpos – man, also the generic term for "mankind"; the human race; people, including women and men (Mt 4:19, 12:12, etc.). 444 (anthrōpos) relates to both genders (male and female) as both are created in the image of God – each equally vested with individual personhood and destiny
- Romans 2
For when you pass judgment on another person, you condemn...
- Luke 14
A man whose body was swollen with fluid suddenly appeared in...
- Int
International Standard Version "Be careful not to practice...
- Philippians 2
Instead, poured out in emptiness, a servant's form did he...
- John 9
Of the Pharisees, therefore, certain said, 'This man is not...
- Matthew 15
It is what comes out of the mouth that makes a person...
- 33 Interlinear
International Standard Version But whoever denies me before...
- Revelation 9
They were told not to hurt the grass of the earth, nor any...
- Romans 2
- Mistress
- Mother
- Midwife
- Housewife
- Other Metaphors and God’s Gender
- Postscript 1 A Note on Wisdom and Sophia
- Postscript 2 Does El Shaddai Mean “The God with Breasts”?
- Postscript 3 Gregory of Nazianzus on Grammatical Gender and God’s Gender
- Postscript 4 Arnobius on God’s Masculine “Name” Not Denoting Sex
- Postscript 5 Clement of Alexandria on God as Father and Mother
In the Old Testament, the feminine metaphors of God are usually of maternal images. One of the few exceptions to the maternal imagery is in Psalm 123:2where God is compared to both a male master and to a female master who provides for their servants or who directs them, depending on how we understand “hand.” I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit...
In the patriarchal society of ancient Israel, women’s roles were mostly associated with motherhood. In the Scriptures, God sometimes describes his activity and emotions as the activities and emotions of a mother. In Isaiah 42:14, God describes himself using the simile of a woman giving birth: “For a long time I have kept silent, I have been quiet a...
In ancient Israel, midwives were always female. Occasionally, God describes himself as acting as a midwife, assisting in the delivery of a newborn. The following verses depict God as the one who brings the newborn baby from the womb and who assists in the delivery of the newborn nation of Israel. Yet you brought me out of the womb … Psalm 22:9a; Ps...
When teaching about the Kingdom of God, Jesus used illustrations in his parablesthat ordinary men and women of that day could understand and identify with. In two of his parables, Jesus used the illustration of a woman engaged in household duties as metaphors for God’s activity. The first parable is in Luke 13:20–21 where Jesus used the example of ...
It should also be noted that God is sometimes metaphorically referred to in the Scriptures as inanimate objects such as a “Rock,” a “Fortress,” or a “Horn,” which all symbolise strength. Occasionally God is compared to animal mothers to illustrate the ferocity of his love. (See footnote 15.) The purpose of all these biblical images, metaphors, simi...
Some believe that Wisdom (Hebrew: chokmah; Greek: sophia) is a feminine metaphor for God. Some even believe Wisdom is a divine or semi-divine entity because Wisdom is personified as a woman in the book of Proverbs and in Jewish wisdom literature such as theBook of Wisdom and theWisdom of Sirach. Wisdom’s feminine personification is particularly cle...
Some believe that El Shaddai, a name or designation of God that is used several times in the Hebrew Bible, is a feminine name and that it means “the God with breasts” or something similar. I look at what Hebrew lexicons and the Septuagint say about this here.
Gregory of Nazianzus (d. 390 CE) was the archbishop of Constantinople and a famous theologian. He was a native Greek speaker and much admired for his superb ability in rhetoric. In a discussion on the relationship between God the Father and Son, he poses rhetorical questions intended to show the absurdity of linking grammatical gender in Greek with...
In around 303–305, Arnobius wrote a defence of Christianity to counter the belief that Christians had brought the wrath of (pagan) gods on Rome. This belief fueled the Diocletian persecution of Christians. In the following quotation, Anobius makes the comment that even though God’s name is grammatically masculine, God is not male. (I think God’s “n...
Clement of Alexandria (150–215) was a theologian and philosopher who taught at the influential Catechetical School of Alexandria. In his treatise, Who is the Rich Man That Shall Be Saved?(section 37) Clement describes God as father and mother. And God himself is love, and out of love to us became feminine. In his ineffable essence, he is Father; in...
Dec 22, 2002 · Both Greek words used in 1 Tim. 2:11-12 for man and woman are many times translated as husband and wife. In fact, aner/man and gune/woman are the only words used in the New Testament for husband and wife (ref. Young’s Analytical Concordance).
God the Son (Jesus Christ), having been incarnated as a human man, is masculine. Classical western philosophy believes that God lacks a literal sex as it would be impossible for God to have a body (a prerequisite for sex).
Oct 24, 2023 · Different biblical words are used to refer to a woman in relation to these roles. The most general Hebrew term for “woman” is ʾiššâ, but it can also mean “wife.” The Greek counterpart is gynē. Many other Hebrew and Greek words are used to describe women at different ages and stages of life.
But he replied, “Man (anthrōpos | ἄνθρωπος | nom sg masc) does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:19 And he said to them, “Come, follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” ( anthrōpōn | ἀνθρώπων | gen pl masc )
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Oct 10, 2017 · God as a Man. The Bible often uses explicit male imagery to describe God. For example, the Song of the Sea declares (Exod 15:3): יְ-הוָה אִישׁ מִלְחָמָה יְ-הוָה שְׁמוֹ. YHWH is a man of war; YHWH is his name. Similarly, God is explicitly called a king in many biblical verses:
