Timeline for Image vs likeness in Genesis 1:26
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| Dec 10 at 4:38 | comment | added | Nihil Sine Deo | @enegue I would venture to say that Seth according to Adam was most like himself in appearance hence why his appearance is emphasized first. Whereas with man/Adam, man is most like God in his representation, certainly true in the pre-fallen state and God emphasizes this quality over the superficial likeness/similarity whereas in Seth’s case it seemed best for Adam to focus on what he saw, the superficial, and because representing him would follow in the future being an imager was not primary on Adam’s mind. Carnal man first sees/judges skin deep and then sees potential of character afterwards. | |
| Dec 10 at 0:08 | comment | added | enegue | @NihilSineDeo Thanks. | |
| Dec 9 at 23:56 | comment | added | Nihil Sine Deo | @enegue I have never considered this. I’ll have to get back to you if I find anything significant | |
| Dec 9 at 22:36 | comment | added | enegue | In Genesis 5:3, God declares that he gave Man the same capacity he possessed, i.e. to create children "(בִּדְמוּת֖וֹ) in his likeness, (כְּצַלְמ֑וֹ) after his image...". However, the order of the words 'likeness' and 'image' is flipped. Do you see any significance in this regarding the meaning of the words, or is it just incidental? | |
| Sep 9, 2021 at 5:21 | comment | added | Steve can help♦ | (+1) Some really helpful analysis here, including an explanation of why the Greek terms are not the best starting point for analysing this. I suspect you're on to something big by naming the link to idolatry with image - there could be more under that rock to explain why these terms may have been used in combination in this passage for the original audience. | |
| Aug 11, 2020 at 18:36 | history | edited | Nihil Sine Deo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 11, 2020 at 15:12 | history | edited | Nihil Sine Deo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Aug 11, 2020 at 14:50 | history | answered | Nihil Sine Deo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |