Theology and anthropology of Gen 1,1-4,1 in the deuteronomic historiography

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https://doi.org/10.12775/BPTh.2011.001

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Key words, God, Creator, human im God, human image, Priestly Tradition, blessing, sin, deuteronomic historiography

Abstract

In the discussion on the Creation and so called the Christian image of a man, the significant role is played by the Priestly Tradition of the Creation (Gen 1,1–2,4a). The text is coherent in literary and theological terms with the description of the Flood in Gen 6–9. On the base of these passages the theology of the Creation and the biblical anthropology need redefining, only thus can the dramatic fate of the first men, committing a sin and losing the God’s blessing, be brought to light. The Bible’s story is an invitation to discover in it the image of a man as the creator, the God’s partner, to whom the God is the aim, the meaning, and pre-existence of all things.

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2011-07-16

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TUŁODZIECKI, Tomasz. Theology and anthropology of Gen 1,1-4,1 in the deuteronomic historiography. Biblica et Patristica Thoruniensia. Online. 16 July 2011. Vol. 4, pp. 11-25. [Accessed 5 March 2026]. DOI 10.12775/BPTh.2011.001.

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Vol. 4 (2011): Księga Rodzaju

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