THE HUMAN BEING AS THE IMAGE OF GOD AND SLAUGHTERED IN THE NAME OF GOD: A BIBLICAL SUBVERSION OF ANCIENT AND MODERN CONCEPTS OF HUMAN DIGNITY

  • Klaas Spronk Protestant Theological University Kampen
Keywords: Creation, Human dignity, Image of God, Violence

Abstract

The biblical basis for human dignity is usually found in the belief expressed in Genesis 1:26 that God created the human beings "in his own image".  This concept, however, does not play a primary role in the Bible. ...

Author Biography

Klaas Spronk, Protestant Theological University Kampen
Protestant Theological University Kampen
Published
2018-09-26
Section
Articles