Biblical Anthropology: A Reader’s Guide
by Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch:
Just what does it mean to be human?
It is vitally important that we get the right understanding on what it is to be human. A wrong view on how we view humanity and personhood will often result in some very ugly results. Simply look at how the Nazis viewed human dignity and worth, and what flowed from that.
The Christian believes that one’s understanding of anthropology will be determined by one’s theology. A bad view of God almost always results in a bad view of man. Indeed, years ago John Warwick Montgomery made this three-part connection:
-In the 19th century we sought to destroy God.
-In the 20th century we sought to destroy mankind.
These things do go together. And the further we drift from God and his word, the further away we are from treating mankind as we should. Just yesterday I penned a piece on the new batch of human haters. Because of concerns about saving the planet, we have many voices now calling for the complete end of mankind. You can see that article here: billmuehlenberg.com/2020/02/16/we-love-the-planet-but-we-hate-people/
The books featured here are admittedly of a particular sort; they are all written by Christians. They deal with various biblical and theological issues such as man and his nature, the doctrine of humanity, the nature of personhood, the image of God in man, the Fall, sin, psychology, anthropology, and so on.
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