Image of God
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The "image of God" is a concept and theological doctrine in Judaism and Christianity. It is a foundational aspect of Judeo-Christian belief with regard to the fundamental understanding of human nature
In "Creation of Adam," Michelangelo provides a great example of the substantive view of the image of God through the mirroring of the human and the divine.
Issues surrounding "the fall" and "original sin" often became a crucial points of contention among Christian theologians seeking to understand the image of God.
Hebrew Midrashim depict the image of God in democratic or universal terms.
Original sin
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In Christian theology, original sin is the condition of sinfulness that all humans share, which they inherit from the Fall of Adam and Eve, involving the loss of original righteousness and the distort
Paul the Apostle (c. 5 – c. 64/65 AD), early Christian evangelist whose writings are taken as foundational for the doctrine of original sin.
Augustine of Hippo (354-430) wrote that original sin is transmitted by concupiscence and enfeebles freedom of the will without destroying it.
Illuminated parchment, Spain, c. 950–955 AD, depicting the Fall of Man, cause of original sin