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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Main Author: Crouch, C.L.
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Published: Oxford University Press 2010
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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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