The book of Genesis

The most obvious answer is that man, like God, possesses a self-conscious mind, a unique intelligence and a sensibility that is exalted above those intellectual faculties possessed by other creatures (Rendle-Short, 1981, pp. 22). The reasons why human beings have been selected to embody these divine traits on earth are not so obvious. An examination of the image of man as a reflection of GodÆs own image will reveal certain facets of this conundrum that clarify, and others that confound. Invariably, an examination of manÆs relationship with the Christ Jesus will cast some light on the special relationship mankind is, in spite of the Fall, perhaps destined to share with God, in whose image we toil and struggle on earth.

First, however, it is prudent to note that the only man to have been created ex nihilo, that is, from nothing, was Adam (Rendle-Short, 1981, pp. 21). Thus, it is only Adam that may be said to hav

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ed lose the image of God, settling now for the image of a man once God-like, but no longer. However, a reading of other Biblical passages forces this rationale to founder. In the New Testament, I Corinthians tells us that we are the image of God: ôFor a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of Godö (I Corinthians 11: 7). James echoes this when he states that men are ômade in the likeness of Godö (James 3: 9). PaulÆs statement in I Corinthians 11: 7 is troubling, however, in that it emphasizes that ôthe woman is the glory of manö (I Corinthians 11: 7) and that ôman was not made from woman, but woman from manö, therefore, woman was essentially ôcreated for manö (I Corinthians 11: 8). What then, of the image of God? John M. Frame asserts that womanÆs subordination to man does not detract from her ability or capacity to image God. Subordination, after all, is a theme throughout the Bible, affecting all individuals. Even Jesus Christ, subordinate to the Holy Father above all else, was nonetheless subordinate also to human authority structures. For this, it is understood that though woman in the Bible is subordinate, even subservient to man, she is no less a creation in GodÆs image. As Frame su
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