is why the doctrine of the Divine Image in man has been a topic so fruitful of differences in theology.”12 Many have expressed their desire that the Scriptures had given a clear definition of the image and what it denotes. After all, what is the image of God? The biblical data furnish no systematic theory of the subject, no clue as to what is implied.13 Much light may be shed on the doctrine of the image of God if attention is directed to the unique setting of the creation of man in the Genesis account.