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“Image of God” is a translation of the prepositional phrase בְּצֶלֶם (betselem) (preposition[ ב , b] appended to the Hebrew noun [ צֶלֶם , tselem]. [ צֶלֶם , tselem] occurs in 2 Kgs 11:18; Num 33:52; Ezek 7:20; 16:17 for idols, statues, and figurines). In view of the visual referent of ( צֶלֶם , tselem),
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image was that of an owl. The symbol of an owl is used today to denote education or wisdom and is therefore synonymous with "reason" [Adventist and Protestant Scholasticism].
In the New Testament the creation of humans in God’s image (eikōn) or likeness (homoiōsis) is limited to 1 Corinthians 11:7 and James 3:9; in both, the imago Dei grounds ethical behavior. Other New Testament texts refer to Christ as the paradigmatic image of God (2 Cor 4:4; Col 1:15; Heb
of the Scripture or a seasoned reader of the Bible, Seeing Christ in All of Scripture will help you become a more thoughtful and careful student of the Old and New Testaments.”
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Jan 1, 2016 · The purpose of this article is to present a history of interpretation of the image and likeness of God (gen 1:26-27) from Philo to the present. The article presents the various interpretations ...
Mar 8, 2012 · The picture Bible. by. Hoth, Iva; Le Blanc, André, 1921-; Olmstead, Charles Elvan. Publication date. 1997. Topics. Bible - Study - General, Religion, Religion - Biblical Studies, Bible, Bible stories, English. Publisher. Colorado Springs, CO : Chariot Books.
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The Good Shepherd: Image, Meaning, and Power traces the visual and textual depictions of the Good Shepherd motif from its early iterations as a potent symbol of kingship, through its reimagining in biblical figures, such as the shepherd-king David, and onward to the shepherds of Greco-Roman literature.