divine image
Holy depicted figure
The divine image is the likeness of God believed to be present in human beings.
In Jewish and Christian theology, humans are created in the divine image, giving them unique dignity and moral status among creatures.
The concept appears in Genesis and threads through Western philosophy, grounding ideas about human rights, the soul, and what separates humanity from animals.
Artists depicting God in human form also render the divine image literally.
- theophanyVisible appearance of deity
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- faceHead's anterior surface
- lightVisible electromagnetic radiation
- glowSteady, soft light
soul · inner light · spiritual reflection · eternal truth · transcendence · divinization · archetype · statue · sanctity · effigy · imprint · anthropomorphism · deity · gold · incarnation · breath of God · creation · visage
- faith identityGod's love, spiritual growth, faith journey, discipleship, prayer life
- spiritual selfspiritual identity, inner life, soul-searching, introspection, self-examination
- theological anthropologylikeness, fall of man, fall, human nature, human soul
- biblical bodybody, flesh, blood, bone, bones
theological concept of imago dei vs fallen/corrupted state
divine imagecarnal nature
Bodily appetites and impulses