@article{holter_second_2011, title = {The second commandment and the question of human dignity in Africa: a creation-theological perspective: the Decalogue and human dignity in Africa}, volume = {106}, doi = {10.7833/106-0-146}, abstract = {In a context focusing on the Decalogue in relation to the question of human dignity in Africa, two sets of texts interacting with the Second commandment from a creation-theological perspective are analyzed. One is the core of Deuteronomy 4, the other is four passages in Isaiah 40-55, and it is argued that both see the act of making 'a graven image' as a perversion of the concept of the human being as created in the image of God. This interpretation of the Second commandment, relating it to a broader creation-theological discourse, may provide an interpretative model for contemporary readers of the Decalogue, in casu in relation to the question of human dignity in Africa.}, pages = {51--60}, number = {1}, journaltitle = {Scriptura}, author = {Holter, Knut}, date = {2011-01}, note = {Free}, }