Bible Verses About Theological Anthropology

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Main Genesis creation verse

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Parallel Genesis wording

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

Image of the heavenly man in 1 Corinthians 15

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.

Reinforces the image language in the flood covenant context

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Creation text about dust and breath of life used in anthropology.

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.

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And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

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And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

New man renewed in knowledge after God's image

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

Another creation witness for image language

And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:

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Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

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It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

Paul's contrast between natural and spiritual body

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

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As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

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And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

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And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Key verse naming spirit, soul, and body

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

Adam as living soul and Christ as life-giving spirit

The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second man is the Lord from heaven.

First man from dust, second man from heaven

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

Adam and Christ resurrection frame

The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.

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Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

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Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

States the body will be changed to be like Christ's

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

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And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

Biblical language for likeness in holiness

Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

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Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

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For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

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