Re: "Image FOR God" = Proper translation of Gen 1:26

I haven't yet read Morschauer's paper (I just downloaded it from Theology
Matters -- for those of you who were put off by the mangling of foreign
characters and the highlighted words, try
http://www.theologymatters.com/TMIssues/Novdec97.pdf) (BTW has anyone looked at
the following article by James Edwards?)
Anyway, does he answer what on earth "image _for_ God" means? Maybe I'm dense,
but I have no idea what it means.

--- George Murphy <gmurphy@raex.com> wrote:

> A mild caution: Biblical scholars & theologians have been debating the
> meaning(s) of tselem 'elohim for a long time & have suggested several
> possible meanings
> for it. Morschauer's proposal ought to be given fair consideration but we
> shouldn't leap to the conclusion that he's got the definitive answer.
>
> Shalom
> George
> http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chris Barden" <chris.barden@gmail.com>
> To: "Janice Matchett" <janmatch@earthlink.net>
> Cc: <asa@calvin.edu>; <dickfischer@verizon.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 2:01 PM
> Subject: Re: "Image FOR God" = Proper translation of Gen 1:26
>
>
> > Janice,
> >
> > I found it quite interesting reading, actually. But it's awfully
> > dense and I was going to wait for somebody else with more theological
> > training to comment. If Gen 1:26-27 should really be translated in
> > this lord-vassal fashion, that would make John Eldridge's "Wild at
> > Heart" look pretty silly.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > On 4/6/06, Janice Matchett <janmatch@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> At 06:14 PM 4/5/2006, Janice Matchett wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> This is VERY interesting!
> >>
> >>
> >> Scott N. Morschauser, a Presbyterian Theologian, has recently used the
> >> evidence from the Ancient Near East to argue that Gen 1:26 should be more
> >> properly understood as, "Image for God." In this way, many theological
> >> stumbling blocks can be diverted since man isn't really in the image of
> >> God.
> >>
> >> S.N. Morschauser, "Created in the Image of God: The Ancient Near Eastern
> >> Background of the Imago Dei," Theology Matters, Vol 3 No.6 Nov/Dec 1997.
> >>
>
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:rykV-Jmomk8J:www.theologymatters.com/TMIssues/Novdec97.pdf+Morschauser+Created+in+the+Image+of+God+&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1
> >>
> >> ~ Janice
> >>
> >> @ I'm sort of surprised that there has been no response to the above
> >> commentary (at the link). Might that be that no one has read it? :)
> >>
> >> I found that link yesterday as I was doing research in preparation for a
> >> review I'm planning to post on Amazon.com of Dick Fischer's book, "The
> >> Origins Solution".
> >>
> >> Also, in my research, I ran across this 2/7/2006 comment:
> >>
> >> "... Milton Terry says on Genesis in Biblical Apocalyptics. It's a
> >> hundred
> >> something years old, but still (IMO) far beyond 99% of the Genesis debate
> >> material published since then. It is a testimony to the monumental genius
> >> Milton Terry was in his own day. His shadow will continue to dominate the
> >> field.
> >>
> >> Personally, I prefer Milton Terry's approach over Fischer's because it
> >> matches how we, as preterists, handle the book of Revelation. No need to
> >> shift gears from (what I perceive) as literal excess by Fischer to
> >> something
> >> else in Revelation. (That's not to say that Fischer doesn't have some
> >> good
> >> points.) ..."
> >> http://blog.planetpreterist.com/index.php?itemid=631
> >>
> >> Since I'm a partial-preterist, the above comment stopped me in my
> >> "review-writing" tracks, and now I have to do more research.
> >>
> >> If Dick Fischer would like to comment when he gets time, I would
> >> appreciate
> >> it.
> >>
> >> Morschauser is quite right that many theological stumbling blocks can be
> >> diverted since man isn't really in the image OF God but was created to be
> >> an
> >> image FOR God.
> >>
> >> It is my opinion that Morschauser's suggestion of how Gen 1:26 should be
> >> interpreted dove-tails with, and backs up what Dick wrote in his book -
> >> especially on page 192 Re: The Image of God.
> >>
> >> I know Eve is one who would despise Morschauser's translation. :)
> >>
> >> ~ Janice
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>

Bill Hamilton
William E. Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D.
248.652.4148 (home) 248.303.8651 (mobile)
"...If God is for us, who is against us?" Rom 8:31

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Received on Thu Apr 6 19:43:25 2006