A postcolonial critical assessment of the Imago Dei in Gen 1:26-28 in Nigerian perspective
| dc.contributor.author | Ahiamadu, Amadi | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-20T08:50:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-20T08:50:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Ahiamadu, A. 2010. A postcolonial critical assessment of the Imago Dei in Gen 1:26-28 in Nigerian perspective. Scriptura, 103:97-106, doi:10.7833/103-0-591. | en_ZA |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at http://scriptura.journals.ac.za | |
| dc.description.abstract | The concept of ‘subdue the earth’ and of ‘dominion’ given a literal interpretation in the Priestly text of Gen 1:1-2:4a is linked to an interpretation of the ‘Imago Dei’ or the image likeness of God in Gen 1:26-28 to mean that humans occupy the unique role of ‘rulers’ of the earth under God. It has served the West as the ‘magna carta’ of imperial rule and neocolonial domination. A critical exegesis of the concept of ‘subdue’ and ‘rule’ in especially Gen 1:28 do reveals a more liberating conception of ‘imago Dei’ with implications for human rule and dominion. In this paper I have attempted to critically assess the imago Dei from the point of view of archaeology and Old Testament postcolonial critical exegesis through a re-reading of Gen 1:28 which, with an Ogba (African) based world-view, provides new insights for addressing the problem of oil exploration, exploration and exploitation in Nigeria’s Niger Delta. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://scriptura.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/591 | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.format.extent | 10 pages | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ahiamadu, A. 2010. A postcolonial critical assessment of the Imago Dei in Gen 1:26-28 in Nigerian perspective. Scriptura, 103:97-106, doi:10.7833/103-0-591 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2305-445X (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0254-1807 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi:10.7833/103-0-591 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/103152 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Stellenbosch University, Faculty of Theology | en_ZA |
| dc.rights.holder | Author retains copyright | |
| dc.subject | Bible. Genesis, I, 26-28 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Image of God -- Biblical teaching | en_ZA |
| dc.title | A postcolonial critical assessment of the Imago Dei in Gen 1:26-28 in Nigerian perspective | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |