The Role of God and the Divine Council in the Creation of Man Based on Genesis 1:26-27

https://doi.org/10.59361/tevunah.v2i1.18

Authors

  • Tolop Marbun Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Pelita Dunia

Keywords:

Genesis 1:26-27, declaration, divine court, syntactical-theological, Trinity

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the scriptural passage of Genesis 1:26, which outlines a declaration for the creation of human beings within the divine counsil, and Genesis 1:27 is the proof that direct involvement of God in the creation of humans without the involvement of the court's constituents. This method emplyed in this reseach is text analysis study  which integrates various analytical approaches such as context analysis, syntactic analysis, verbal analysis, and theological analysis. The pronoun “us” in verse 26 has led three disticnt interpretation.The initial interpretation, the verse pertains to the concept of the Trinity. According to the second interpretation, it is believed that God communicated with individuals throughout human history. The third interpretations that verse 26 pertains to a Devine council, while verse 27 exclusively attributes the creation of humanity by God Himself. The study's results indicate that Genesis 1:26 affirms the Divine council 's plan to bring about the creation of humans, while verse 27 denotes that God singularly executed the creation of humans without the involvement of the Divine council.

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Published

21-05-2024

How to Cite

Marbun, Tolop. “The Role of God and the Divine Council in the Creation of Man Based on Genesis 1:26-27”. TEVUNAH: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen 2, no. 1 (May 21, 2024): 33–48. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://jurnal.stak-luwukbanggai.ac.id/index.php/jt/article/view/18.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024)

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