Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage
The linguistic and cultural background of the words tslm and dmwt supports a reading of Gen. 1:26–7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage. As such it is intended to evoke the responsibilities of child to parent and of parent to child in the minds of its readers. Such an interpretation accomm...
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| description | The linguistic and cultural background of the words tslm and dmwt supports a reading of Gen. 1:26–7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage. As such it is intended to evoke the responsibilities of child to parent and of parent to child in the minds of its readers. Such an interpretation accommodates both the semantic range of the key terms tslm and dmwt and the sense that the statement is meant to be theologically significant. |
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| spelling | nottingham-315052020-05-04T20:25:24Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31505/ Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage Crouch, C.L. The linguistic and cultural background of the words tslm and dmwt supports a reading of Gen. 1:26–7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage. As such it is intended to evoke the responsibilities of child to parent and of parent to child in the minds of its readers. Such an interpretation accommodates both the semantic range of the key terms tslm and dmwt and the sense that the statement is meant to be theologically significant. Oxford University Press 2010 Article PeerReviewed Crouch, C.L. (2010) Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage. Journal of Theological Studies, 61 (1). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1477-4607 Book of Genesis Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East Genesis 1-11 Biblical Exegesis Imago Dei http://jts.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/1/1.full doi:10.1093/jts/flp185 doi:10.1093/jts/flp185 |
| spellingShingle | Book of Genesis Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East Genesis 1-11 Biblical Exegesis Imago Dei Crouch, C.L. Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage |
| title | Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage |
| title_full | Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage |
| title_fullStr | Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage |
| title_short | Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage |
| title_sort | genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage |
| topic | Book of Genesis Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East Genesis 1-11 Biblical Exegesis Imago Dei |
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