Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage

Crouch, C.L.

Abstract

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.

Citation

Crouch, C. (2010). Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage. Journal of Theological Studies, 61(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flp185

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: Feb 4, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 4, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Theological Studies
• Print ISSN: 0022-5185
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-4607
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 61
• Issue: 1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jts/flp185
• Keywords: Book of Genesis, Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East, Genesis 1-11, Biblical Exegesis, Imago Dei
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1012501
• Publisher URL: http://jts.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/1/1.full
• Additional Information: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Theological Studies following peer review. The version of record, Crouch, C.L. Genesis 1:26-7 as a statement of humanity’s divine parentage. Journal of Theological Studies(2010)61,(1): 1-15 is available online at: http://jts.oxfordjournals.org/content/61/1/1.full