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Images of the Spirit by Meredith G. Kline
The underlying concept developed here is the paradigmatic function of the theophanic Glory-cloud in the creation of the image of God. Dr. Kline identifies the major symbolic models employed in Scripture to expound the nature of the divine image in humanity - the priestly and the prophetic.
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Meredith G. Kline
22 books34 followersMeredith G. Kline was Professor Emeritus of Old Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He received his B.D. and Th.M. degrees from Westminster Theological Seminary (Philadelphia) and his Ph.D. degree in Assyriology and Egyptology from Dropsie College. Professor Kline maintained an active writing and teaching ministry, serving on the faculty of Westminster Theological Seminary in Escondido, California. He was also an ordained minister in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. The collection of essays in the recently-published Creator, Redeemer, Consummator, a festschrift written in honor of Dr. Kline, attests to the indelible influence his work has exerted on contemporary biblical and theological scholarship.
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April 5, 2020
Absolutely fascinating book. Four chapters dealing with the image of God/the image of the Spirit.
I'm pretty sure Kline is a genius; if not, he's at minimum a next-level academic. The content answered some nagging questions I've had since I was a kid so it's definitely worth the effort to have a whole new way of looking at things like Creation, the exodus descriptions of the tabernacle, the prophets, the Day of the Lord, and new connections between Old and New Testaments. That said, this was by far the hardest book I've ever read. (Perhaps because Kline is trying to synthesize a new thesis and talk about concepts where there is not currently a working vocabulary for what he is trying to express?) He writes in English, but I kept joking that this book would benefit from a "translation" for the common man to make his ideas more accessible someday.
Notes below are primarily for myself to remember the basics of each chapter.
Chapter 1 describes what the image of God is and how man is made in the image of God. Paraphrased answer: his judicial and ruling capacity mirror the Glory-cloud theophany present at Creation. (Glory-cloud theophany = a recurring image in Scripture of God on his judicial ruling throne surrounded by a host of angels, often includes clouds, trumpet sounds, wind, cherubim, thunderous sounds...)
Chapter 2 analyzes the tabernacle and priestly garments and how the Glory-cloud theophany/image of the Spirit are present in their construction/imagery.
Chapter 3 analyzes the prophets as messengers of God who had directly experienced/been caught up into the Glory-cloud and therefore served as his representatives on earth making judicial charges (usually accusations) at the nations and how Christ is the prime example/fulfillment of the prophetic model for this.
Chapter 4 analyzes the day of the Lord/Spirit ("parousia") in connection to the Glory-cloud theophany, relating it to Creation and the specific days of Creation as well as to Christ and the ultimate Parousia at the end of the world.
I'm pretty sure Kline is a genius; if not, he's at minimum a next-level academic. The content answered some nagging questions I've had since I was a kid so it's definitely worth the effort to have a whole new way of looking at things like Creation, the exodus descriptions of the tabernacle, the prophets, the Day of the Lord, and new connections between Old and New Testaments. That said, this was by far the hardest book I've ever read. (Perhaps because Kline is trying to synthesize a new thesis and talk about concepts where there is not currently a working vocabulary for what he is trying to express?) He writes in English, but I kept joking that this book would benefit from a "translation" for the common man to make his ideas more accessible someday.
Notes below are primarily for myself to remember the basics of each chapter.
Chapter 1 describes what the image of God is and how man is made in the image of God. Paraphrased answer: his judicial and ruling capacity mirror the Glory-cloud theophany present at Creation. (Glory-cloud theophany = a recurring image in Scripture of God on his judicial ruling throne surrounded by a host of angels, often includes clouds, trumpet sounds, wind, cherubim, thunderous sounds...)
Chapter 2 analyzes the tabernacle and priestly garments and how the Glory-cloud theophany/image of the Spirit are present in their construction/imagery.
Chapter 3 analyzes the prophets as messengers of God who had directly experienced/been caught up into the Glory-cloud and therefore served as his representatives on earth making judicial charges (usually accusations) at the nations and how Christ is the prime example/fulfillment of the prophetic model for this.
Chapter 4 analyzes the day of the Lord/Spirit ("parousia") in connection to the Glory-cloud theophany, relating it to Creation and the specific days of Creation as well as to Christ and the ultimate Parousia at the end of the world.
April 27, 2013
Kline employs a typological hermeneutic all the way through this fascinating book. By his own word, the topic of the book is the imago dei, or the image of God. However, he gives it the title he does because he argues that the imago dei is actually the image of the Spirit or glory-cloud of Gen 1:2. I didn't quite follow exactly what he was saying in a number of places--he writes as if he were experiencing a mild drug-induced high. "Glory" is appended to everything: glory-cloud, glory-chariot, glory-figure, glory-Spirit, glory-angel, glory-image, glory-face, glory-temple, etc. A number of his connections are strained at best. I am also not clear how he sees the three persons of the Trinity relating to one another and how he connects that to the text of the Bible. He speaks of the Son "proceeding" from the Spirit glory-cloud of Gen 1:2. Is the glory-cloud a person of the Trinity? The location of a person of the Trinity? Perhaps I read it too fast or perhaps my own mental failings are to blame, however, if that isn't the case, then this book would have been greatly improved with some important clarity.
However, this is an important book with a lot of provocative and compelling points. Kline always has the whole Bible in mind, when commenting on any one particular passage or topic, and thereby exemplifies what it means to "let scripture interpret scripture." This is definitely a worthwhile read, and deserves careful digestion in most of its points.
However, this is an important book with a lot of provocative and compelling points. Kline always has the whole Bible in mind, when commenting on any one particular passage or topic, and thereby exemplifies what it means to "let scripture interpret scripture." This is definitely a worthwhile read, and deserves careful digestion in most of its points.
July 19, 2021
Notes from my reading progress reports:
Kline takes the cloud-theophany as Holy Spirit to be the paradigm for imago Dei. Already skeptical . . . but should be interesting. No doubt some nuggets of gold to be mined here, even among roughage.
Here we find a decent critique of Barth's relational model. Some of Kline's points land solidly. A few seem to overlook some things that should maybe cause him to soften his conclusions.
Good discussion on the relationship of glory cloud, Tabernacle, and investiture of the high priest. Probably not a whole lot here that I haven't heard already filtered down through James Jordan, but still nice to get it from slightly different angles, with Kline's unique vocabulary. Strangely, he seems to roll kingship roles into the priesthood. Such as knowledge of good and evil. This works against his thesis.
This second chapter on the priestly model of God's image was excellent. The symbolism between Tabernacle/Priest complex and glory cloud is compelling. However, every time Kline suggests that the Glory-Spirit is direct Archetypal pattern for Imago Dei, I grow more skeptical of the idea. For Kline, the Spirit is so archetypal that he even says that the Son proceeds from the Spirit!
Fairly decent, if now-standard observations of prophet as council member, one who has been invited into juridical deliberation in the heavenly court. Kline's desire to connect the imago Dei directly to the Glory-Cloud continues to pose problems, as does his insistence that man is created in "the likeness of angels."
Kline's treatment of Numbers 11 is helpful in some ways, but he misses the chance to draw a direct connection to Pentecost and Joel 2. He suggests some indirect likeness of category, but he could have solidified Pentecost as a fulfillment of the judicial-glory character of Numbers 11.
The "Angel as prophet" section is helpful, noticing the transition of duties from Angel of the Presence to that of human prophets.
Curiously, Kline takes Elijah's "still small voice" as "a roaring crushing voice." So, no furtive whisperings of God for Kline. Interesting. I will have to look into the paper he cites for this, by J. Lust.
The discussion of the Day of the Lord in terms of Genesis 3 is most helpful, and fills out a number of themes I had learned from James Jordan.
I still have the sense, however, that in his enthusiasm to reveal the Spirit as Glory-cloud, Kline tends to conflate actions of the Father with those of the Spirit. Perhaps that is by design, but at times it seems to confuse more than elucidate.
Conclusion: Overall a worthwhile read. I do think Kline overstates his case for the connections between the Glory-presence and the imago Dei, as well as other theophanic manifestations. He tends to focus on the activity of the Spirit, possibly to the neglect of Father. The Son, he says, "proceeds from the Spirit," which is a rather strange Trinitarian statement.
Kline takes the cloud-theophany as Holy Spirit to be the paradigm for imago Dei. Already skeptical . . . but should be interesting. No doubt some nuggets of gold to be mined here, even among roughage.
Here we find a decent critique of Barth's relational model. Some of Kline's points land solidly. A few seem to overlook some things that should maybe cause him to soften his conclusions.
Good discussion on the relationship of glory cloud, Tabernacle, and investiture of the high priest. Probably not a whole lot here that I haven't heard already filtered down through James Jordan, but still nice to get it from slightly different angles, with Kline's unique vocabulary. Strangely, he seems to roll kingship roles into the priesthood. Such as knowledge of good and evil. This works against his thesis.
This second chapter on the priestly model of God's image was excellent. The symbolism between Tabernacle/Priest complex and glory cloud is compelling. However, every time Kline suggests that the Glory-Spirit is direct Archetypal pattern for Imago Dei, I grow more skeptical of the idea. For Kline, the Spirit is so archetypal that he even says that the Son proceeds from the Spirit!
Fairly decent, if now-standard observations of prophet as council member, one who has been invited into juridical deliberation in the heavenly court. Kline's desire to connect the imago Dei directly to the Glory-Cloud continues to pose problems, as does his insistence that man is created in "the likeness of angels."
Kline's treatment of Numbers 11 is helpful in some ways, but he misses the chance to draw a direct connection to Pentecost and Joel 2. He suggests some indirect likeness of category, but he could have solidified Pentecost as a fulfillment of the judicial-glory character of Numbers 11.
The "Angel as prophet" section is helpful, noticing the transition of duties from Angel of the Presence to that of human prophets.
Curiously, Kline takes Elijah's "still small voice" as "a roaring crushing voice." So, no furtive whisperings of God for Kline. Interesting. I will have to look into the paper he cites for this, by J. Lust.
The discussion of the Day of the Lord in terms of Genesis 3 is most helpful, and fills out a number of themes I had learned from James Jordan.
I still have the sense, however, that in his enthusiasm to reveal the Spirit as Glory-cloud, Kline tends to conflate actions of the Father with those of the Spirit. Perhaps that is by design, but at times it seems to confuse more than elucidate.
Conclusion: Overall a worthwhile read. I do think Kline overstates his case for the connections between the Glory-presence and the imago Dei, as well as other theophanic manifestations. He tends to focus on the activity of the Spirit, possibly to the neglect of Father. The Son, he says, "proceeds from the Spirit," which is a rather strange Trinitarian statement.
May 16, 2021
Wow. An amazing, eye-opening book. Kline deserves his own lexicon. His wordy sentence structure, the over-inclusion of hyphenated words, and the insights into Bible passages that at first seem to come out of nowhere, make reading any of his work a task that deserves careful attention. But the payoff is great! Images of the Spirit is a Biblical Theology of the Image of God. Typically addressed from an anthropological perspective, Kline views the Image in light of redemptive history, beginning with the Glory-Spirit hovering over the waters of creation. My favorite section was Kline explaining the eschatological significance of the priestly attire: the robes of the Priests were to mirror the glory that God himself is robed with. So even the attires serve as a microcosmic Image of God, a precursor to the day when Christians are changed from one degree of glory to the next, being formed in the image of the risen and glorious savior, Jesus Christ.
This was a wonderful book, and one need not agree with every section to appreciate it. When the last line you read states, “Invested with the Glory-Name, [the Son of Man] comes in the day of the Lord as the Spirit of the day,” you know this will be one of those books you have to go through every so often, in order to mine through the diamonds you may have previously missed.
This was a wonderful book, and one need not agree with every section to appreciate it. When the last line you read states, “Invested with the Glory-Name, [the Son of Man] comes in the day of the Lord as the Spirit of the day,” you know this will be one of those books you have to go through every so often, in order to mine through the diamonds you may have previously missed.
August 30, 2020
This book is ambitious in its claims and scope. Kline takes his start by reconsidering the scriptural descriptions of the imago dei and grounds it in the oft-forgot “Glory-cloud” (a handy little neologism from Kline). However, this quickly boils over into considerations of the priesthood, the prophetic office, eschatology, Christology, and pneumatology. The work is by no means a systematic approach to the imago dei. The language he uses might confuse those approaching it with such a framework. However, the organic connections he draws between these various loci will surely inform even the most systematic of thinkers.
Read it, and then when you’ve been good and confused read it again. It’s a work that bears constant return and focused attention. As one of Kline’s most mature and sophisticated works, it is well worth the time and effort.
Read it, and then when you’ve been good and confused read it again. It’s a work that bears constant return and focused attention. As one of Kline’s most mature and sophisticated works, it is well worth the time and effort.
April 23, 2022
Kline’s main point is that the theophanic Glory of Genesis 1:2 was an archetypal pattern for the cosmos and for man being created in the image of God—“ the Alpha-archetype of the Omega-Sabbath that was the goal of creation history” (Kline, 20).
The Glory theophany of Genesis 1:2 is the paradigm of man being created in the image of God. In other words, being created in the image of God means being made in likeness to the divine glory. This glory entails 3 components—functional (dominion), ethical, and formal-physical. In connection with Christ, “just as man was created in the likeness of the glory- so the Glory-Son fashions the new man(kind) in his glory-likeness” (Kline, 24).
Kline argues that the Glory reproduces itself in the earth-cosmos at the macro-level and Eden at the micro-level. The tabernacle is a micro level of the cosmos, and the priestly robes are a replica of the tabernacle in their “materials, form, function, general purpose, and the ritual connected with them” (Kline, 42). Kline also connects the priestly vestments with the armor of God in Eph. 6 noting the priesthood of the church. In summary, “the tabernacle is a replica of the Glory-Spirit and Aaron’s vestments are a replica of the tabernacle—and thus also of the Glory-Spirit” (Kline, 42).
Kline then goes on to show that the Glory-Spirit reproduces itself in the role of the prophets—particularly in the Angel of presence, Moses, and Christ. There are three components to the role of a prophet: They are part of God’s deliberative council, they undergo spiritual transformation in order to be ethically qualified, and they embody physical luminosity.
Kline argues that the Angel of the Presence was the original paradigm prophet who transferred the likeness of his prophetic glory to Moses who became the new paradigm prophet. Kline typologically shows that just as Moses was the prophet-mediator of the Old Covenant, so Jesus is the prophet-mediator of the New Covenant. Christ then re-creates “the church in his divine likeness is to create a prophet-church” (Kline, 85).
Finally, Kline shows that Genesis 3:8 is the beginning of what is later referred to in the Bible as the Day of the Lord—a day which entails both the judgement of God’s enemies and the salvation of God’s people, and a day in which the light of the glory and righteousness of God will shine and God will exercise his judicial role on the cosmos.
You may not agree with every connection that Kline makes as he exercises his typological hermeneutic. Yet, the patterns he displays in the book are a helpful coach for those rising in their understanding of Scripture. The book is only 4 chapters, yet it is very dense with an extended vocabulary. His footnotes are helpful so make sure not to skip over them. I highly recommend this book!
The Glory theophany of Genesis 1:2 is the paradigm of man being created in the image of God. In other words, being created in the image of God means being made in likeness to the divine glory. This glory entails 3 components—functional (dominion), ethical, and formal-physical. In connection with Christ, “just as man was created in the likeness of the glory- so the Glory-Son fashions the new man(kind) in his glory-likeness” (Kline, 24).
Kline argues that the Glory reproduces itself in the earth-cosmos at the macro-level and Eden at the micro-level. The tabernacle is a micro level of the cosmos, and the priestly robes are a replica of the tabernacle in their “materials, form, function, general purpose, and the ritual connected with them” (Kline, 42). Kline also connects the priestly vestments with the armor of God in Eph. 6 noting the priesthood of the church. In summary, “the tabernacle is a replica of the Glory-Spirit and Aaron’s vestments are a replica of the tabernacle—and thus also of the Glory-Spirit” (Kline, 42).
Kline then goes on to show that the Glory-Spirit reproduces itself in the role of the prophets—particularly in the Angel of presence, Moses, and Christ. There are three components to the role of a prophet: They are part of God’s deliberative council, they undergo spiritual transformation in order to be ethically qualified, and they embody physical luminosity.
Kline argues that the Angel of the Presence was the original paradigm prophet who transferred the likeness of his prophetic glory to Moses who became the new paradigm prophet. Kline typologically shows that just as Moses was the prophet-mediator of the Old Covenant, so Jesus is the prophet-mediator of the New Covenant. Christ then re-creates “the church in his divine likeness is to create a prophet-church” (Kline, 85).
Finally, Kline shows that Genesis 3:8 is the beginning of what is later referred to in the Bible as the Day of the Lord—a day which entails both the judgement of God’s enemies and the salvation of God’s people, and a day in which the light of the glory and righteousness of God will shine and God will exercise his judicial role on the cosmos.
You may not agree with every connection that Kline makes as he exercises his typological hermeneutic. Yet, the patterns he displays in the book are a helpful coach for those rising in their understanding of Scripture. The book is only 4 chapters, yet it is very dense with an extended vocabulary. His footnotes are helpful so make sure not to skip over them. I highly recommend this book!
June 10, 2017
Kline argues that the Spirit is the Glory-Spirit who is a sign of creation’s telos (Kline 110). He takes note of the Spirit’s activities and how they manifest God’s glory. All of that sounds well and good. Sunday Schooley even. But Kline takes it a step further. “Glory” is a revelational modality of heaven. And sometimes that is quite terrifying. In the rest of the book Kline unpacks that claim.
The Spirit reveals himself in the “Glory-Cloud.” The Glory is not a static structure, but mobile. It is a angel-propelled chariot throne (18).
Kline also develops many important avenues for understanding the image of God. In line with the creating acts of the Glory-Spirit, man has a royal-judicial office and an ethical dimension to that glory (27). Royal: kings are invested. We “put on” Christ (Eph. 4:24). Ethical glory: holiness, righteousness, and truth.
The Glory-Canopy is viewed as a sanctuary-canopy (Isaiah 4). Exodus 25-31 have fiats and Exodus 35-40 have the corresponding fulfillment. The Glory-Canopy hovers over the tohu at the top of Sinai and reproduces the world below in the building of the tabernacle. Hebr. 9:23-24.
Thesis: “TO be caught up in the SPirit was to be received into the divine assembly, the heavenly reality within the theophanic Glory-Spirit (58). And cool things happen in the Glory-Cloud. Elijah can move from place to place (1 Kgs 18:12, 46).
The book is fascinating and stimulating. It served as the foundation for later important thinkers, ranging from Jordan to Chilton to Frame. There are many good (though undeveloped) suggestions for an eschatological metaphysics. One interesting omission: Kline didn’t have a chapter on the Image as King. To do so would have negated his intrusion ethics.
The Spirit reveals himself in the “Glory-Cloud.” The Glory is not a static structure, but mobile. It is a angel-propelled chariot throne (18).
Kline also develops many important avenues for understanding the image of God. In line with the creating acts of the Glory-Spirit, man has a royal-judicial office and an ethical dimension to that glory (27). Royal: kings are invested. We “put on” Christ (Eph. 4:24). Ethical glory: holiness, righteousness, and truth.
The Glory-Canopy is viewed as a sanctuary-canopy (Isaiah 4). Exodus 25-31 have fiats and Exodus 35-40 have the corresponding fulfillment. The Glory-Canopy hovers over the tohu at the top of Sinai and reproduces the world below in the building of the tabernacle. Hebr. 9:23-24.
Thesis: “TO be caught up in the SPirit was to be received into the divine assembly, the heavenly reality within the theophanic Glory-Spirit (58). And cool things happen in the Glory-Cloud. Elijah can move from place to place (1 Kgs 18:12, 46).
The book is fascinating and stimulating. It served as the foundation for later important thinkers, ranging from Jordan to Chilton to Frame. There are many good (though undeveloped) suggestions for an eschatological metaphysics. One interesting omission: Kline didn’t have a chapter on the Image as King. To do so would have negated his intrusion ethics.
October 5, 2022
An astounding little book. It's the first I've read of Kline. His mannerist style - with its lacunae and hyphenated neologisms - reminded me of the New Left philosophers. Once that cold sweat dried, I began to appreciate the weird adrenaline that comes from navigating his boss-rush of mind-blowing observations. The amount he mines via exegesis and logical inference is something special. And the picture that forms of the Glory-Spirit-cloud with its mobile judgment throne, heavily council, winged cherubim, sound of approach, searching light, etc., is awe-inspiring. All that would be cool enough, but then he goes on to argue for a type/antitype relationship between the Glory theophany and the imago Dei, the OT tabernacle, the priestly vestments, the prophetic rapture, the third-heaven, and the Son of Man Name-banner. Crazy stuff. Definitely interested in reading more Kline.
February 8, 2020
Required reading for a seminary class on the prophets from Isaiah to Malachi, Kline's Images of the Spirit offers excellent insight into the complex and varied theophanic, ectypal "images of God." Although it is only 125 pages (four chapters), it is absolutely packed with ideas and supporting references about the nature of the Glory-Spirit, its accompanying theophanic cloud; the priestly and prophetic models of the image of God; and the Parousia-Day of the Glory-Spirit. It's heavy stuff. Not something a casual reader would pick up, but useful in theological studies.
March 22, 2021
Connects a lot of piece from scholars like James Jordan, Peter Leithart, Alastair Roberts, and Michael Heiser on there theology of seeing Jesus and the Spirit throughout scripture.
The best part of the book was his recreation of God walking through the garden to judge Adam and Eve. The connections in the Hebrew grammer and and later episodes of Yahweh's theophony make this story come to life and feel the weight of the judgement. Interesting read.
The best part of the book was his recreation of God walking through the garden to judge Adam and Eve. The connections in the Hebrew grammer and and later episodes of Yahweh's theophony make this story come to life and feel the weight of the judgement. Interesting read.
August 10, 2023
There are a lot of weird passages in the Bible, and you can either write them off and say, “who knows what this means,” or you can refuse to settle until you’ve made sense of them. Kline has always been the kind of scholar that refuses to settle, and our understanding of the Bible is so much better and beautifully strange because of him. I love this book, though it may be easier to understand if you’re already aware of some of the themes in it.
November 14, 2018
Good stuff here. I suppose this is the academically accepted form of typological interpretation. My only significant quibble is Kline's discussion of Christ's Parousia; it would have helped if Kline took a preterist stance and placed the Day of the Lord in history at the fall of Jerusalem in 70AD as a type of the judgment at the final Parousia.
February 5, 2020
Fantastic! Very insightful. Everyone should read some Meredith Kline. He’s known for his creative and rich, yet substantial and persuasive exegesis. This short book is a great example of what one can benefit from reading him. His treatment of the Spirit’s work in creation, in the imago dei, in the life of the prophets and priesthood, and in the parousia is all very well done.
February 27, 2020
The-hyphens-in-this-book-are-over-kill. Also-the-exegesis-is-scant-at-best-and-th- conclusions make-me-think-mans-was-high-on-LSD- not- gon-lie
to sum up the book: the glory-face is the glory-image of the glory-temple whos glory-face- is the spirit-temples glory-magic space-glory of the essence-face and the temple-angel-deputy of glory is gloriously-temple-glory
to sum up the book: the glory-face is the glory-image of the glory-temple whos glory-face- is the spirit-temples glory-magic space-glory of the essence-face and the temple-angel-deputy of glory is gloriously-temple-glory
October 19, 2023
As you might expect, Images of the Spirit is filled with biblical theological insights and ideas. As you also might expect, Kline leaves many of the conclusions to be drawn from his exegetical and theological work somewhat obscure.
November 4, 2019
Really good.
January 17, 2020
Original contribution to the study of the OT by a creative thinker.
Peculiar language however. Too sci-fi-ish.
Peculiar language however. Too sci-fi-ish.
April 18, 2022
A really good and interesting book on the imago dei, tabernacle and vestments, prophet as divine council member, and a discussion on the exegesis of Genesis 3:8
August 12, 2023
His anthropology and teaching on the divine council are subpar and leaves readers deceived and misinformed.
June 4, 2021
Meredith Kline and Geerhardus Vos forever changed the way I read Scripture. This book is a biblical-theological look at the image of God. Kline desires to gain a better biblical understanding of the Imago Dei than what most systematic theologies present. Most systematics pale in comparison to what Kline presents here. His understanding of the primal parousia in Genesis 3:8 blew my mind. I envy his students who sat under his teaching.
October 11, 2014
This was a short but challenging book. Kline explores the concept of the image of God and its relationship to the Holy Spirit, or Glory-Spirit as he terms it, in 4 different aspects. First, in Creation and the image of God in mankind; second, with respect to the tabernacle and priests; thirdly, in the prophets, angels, Moses, and Jesus; and lastly as it relates to the second appearing of Christ. This is a very deep biblical theology of the Spirit and at some points for me was difficult to grasp. The way Kline writes and the hyphenated terms he uses was unusual and I'm not sure I understood all that he was proposing. This will need a second reading after some further study, but the points that were plainly made were quite insightful. A deep dive into the image of God's glory in mankind, scripture, history, typology, and the future presence of Christ.
March 7, 2012
This book is name-dropped by Jim Jordan an awful lot. Fun read. I would have liked to see more new testament reflection. Read this then pick up n.t. Wright's "reflecting the glory" and you have yourself the recipe for a theology of world transformation.
July 12, 2019
Very thought-provoking. He argues for a more functional or relational view of the image of God, in which God imparts his glory to man in ethical, judicial, and physical endowments.
Also read February 2018.
Also read February 2018.
November 3, 2016
This is my second time through this book. Read it first in Feb-March of 2009.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 8, 2013
Boring as all get out, with a couple rare nuggets of insight. Reads like a doctoral paper.
January 19, 2015
There are still sections of this book that I have trouble understanding completely but this book really opened my eyes on Gen 1.2.
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