The Charge of God’s Royal Children: A Narrative Analysis of the Imago Dei in Genesis 1–11
Ebook
The Charge of God's Royal Children uses the tools of literary criticism (e.g., structure, plot, repetition, rhetorical aims, etc.) to analyze the explicit references to the imago Dei in Gen 1:26-28, 5:1-3, and 9:6 and how these references relate to one another and the developing narrative. The work proposes that the imago Dei (e.g., humanity as God's Royal Children) functions as a governing evaluative concept throughout Genesis 1-11, providing a standard by which the reader should evaluate the decisions and actions of the characters.
“I am delighted to provide a strong recommendation for Timothy Howe’s book on the imago Dei in Genesis 1–11. He has provided fresh and illuminating insights into a text about which so much has been written. Howe’s book is clearly written and demonstrates scholarly rigor. He has succeeded in his aim of demonstrating that the imago Dei plays an important role in the interpretation of Genesis 1–11.”
—Peter Harland, faculty of divinity, University of Cambridge
“Timothy Howe’s The Charge of God’s Royal Children is a helpful, erudite contribution to our understanding of the imago Dei. Howe employs an effective and insightful use of literary analysis to enhance exegesis and to inform a more rich and full theological understanding of the imago Dei and the role that this concept plays in Genesis 1–11. I heartily recommend it to theologians, biblical scholars, professors, and pastors.”
—J. Daniel Hays, senior professor of Old Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Title: The Charge of God’s Royal Children: A Narrative Analysis of the Imago Dei in Genesis 1–11
- Author: Timothy Howe
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2024
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9798385209712, 9798385209699, 9798385209705
- Resource ID: LLS:9798385209712
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-22T12:25:09Z
Timothy Howe is pastor of teaching and discipleship at Heritage Baptist Church in Lebanon, Missouri, and serves as an adjunct professor at Corban University, Southwest Baptist University, and Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.