In His own image and likeness : : humanity, divinity, and monotheism / / by W. Randall Garr.

• Superior document: Culture and history of the ancient Near East, v. 15
• Author: Garr, W. Randall.
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Culture and history of the ancient Near East ; v. 15.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (329 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS /; NOTE ON TRANSLATIONS AND CITATIONS /; ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS /; PREFACE /; GOD AND THE GODS /; THE PLURAL PRONOUNS /; הבה /‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪; GEN 11:7 /; GODS /; GEN 1:26 /; THE DIVINE-HUMAN RELATIONSHIP /; THE PREPOSITIONS כ AND ב /‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪; THE NOUNS דמות AND צלם /‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪‪; CREATING THE WORLD /; THE PRIESTLY COSMOGONY /; GOD'S VICTORY OVER THE GODS, AND THE ELEVATION OF THE HUMAN RACE /; BIBLIOGRAPHY /; TEXT INDEX /; WORD INDEX /; AUTHOR INDEX /; CULTURE AND HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT NEAR EAST /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-278) and index.
• ISBN: 1280467282; 9786610467280; 1423712102; 9047402030
• ISSN: 1566-2055
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by W. Randall Garr.

This book is about nothing less than Genesis 1, or human creation. Humanity, the author convincingly argues, is created within the Priestly tradition as a replacement of God's divine community; human creation marks the decisive moment that P's God separates himself from other gods and institutes monotheism. After discussing the references of God's self-inclusive yet plural first person speech and examining the ramifications of this speech pattern in other biblical texts, Randall Garr discusses the divine-human relationship as it is represented by carefully analysing the prepositions and nouns that characterize it. After highlighting some themes and theological concepts elaborated in Gen 1, it clearly situates the creation of humanity within the programmatic agenda of the Priestly tradition.