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Message: <blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1823215" data-attributes="member: 14668"><p>I would be curious to find out how closely the modern English word "image" actually conveys the intended meaning of the ancient Hebrew or Greek word that was used in the original manuscript. The phrase "His image", if taken literally, would indicate that God has male genitalia. I would tend to think that a God that made this universe and all things in it would transcend such earthly details, and that the phrase has more to do with the fact that (a) the English language simply lacks a gender-neutral pronoun and (b) women have been completely excluded from any sort of leadership or decision making in the Christian church ever since its inception. The Bible is a book written by men and for men.</p></blockquote><p></p>