testimony of the NT that the image stands in need of renewal and restoration (Eph. 4:22–24; Col. 3:10). Despite this general agreement, the precise nature of this impact varies significantly depending on the particular view of the image that is in operation. . The clear testimony of the OT is that all human persons are made in the image of God. The NT authors continue this tradition (1 Cor. 11:7; Jas 3:9), but at the same time the NT also
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