Issue 6, 1997
Volume 3, Number 6 · Four articles
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Scripture
Created in the Image of God: The Ancient Near Eastern Background of the Imago Dei
What does it mean that humanity is made in the image of God? Scott Morschauser reads Genesis 1 against its ancient Near Eastern background and argues that the image is an office of covenant servanthood under God, fulfilled in the obedient Son.
Scott N. Morschauser42 min read -
Theology
The Image of God: Clarifying the Confusion
What makes a human being human in an age of cloning and Mars rovers? James Edwards turns to Genesis 2:7 and argues that the image of God is the very breath of God in us, and that Jesus Christ alone bears it unbroken.
James Edwards6 min read -
The Presbyterian Church
Why We Should NOT Approve Amendment A and An Analysis of Some of the Other Amendments Before the Presbyteries
Would Amendment A find common ground or quietly open ordination to those living outside marriage? Ten questions and answers set out why presbyteries should vote no, then weigh the other amendments on discipline, per capita, domestic violence and lay preachers.
The Board of Theology Matters7 min read -
Confessing the Faith
Study of the Confessions
Why should Presbyterians study their confessions at all? Theresa Froehlich gives three reasons, identity, historicity and authenticity, and shows how the confessions stand under Scripture while drawing the circle of the Reformed faith.
Theresa Ip Froehlich13 min read
