• Peter J. Gentry is the Donald L. Williams Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Southern Seminary.

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  • Forum: On the Image of God (Peter Gentry)

    What, in a nutshell, is the image of God? In the past, a majority of Christians have taken the view that since God is invisible (John 4:24), humanity does not resemble God physically, but rather...

    Peter J. Gentry  /  November 19, 2025  /  Articles  / 


  • Understanding the Image of God: A Response to Mary L. Conway, “Gender in Creation and Fall”

    Chapter two of Discovering Biblical Equality is on “Gender in Creation and Fall” and is authored by Mary L. Conway. Much of her exegesis and interpretation represents a fair treatment of the text. Nonetheless, she...

    Peter J. Gentry  /  June 22, 2023  /  CBMW  /  Eikon


  • Sexuality: On Being Human and Promoting Social Justice

    This brief essay considers the main thesis of the book, Kingdom through Covenant, and the relation of that thesis to human sexuality.[1] Understanding human sexuality entails grasping first, what it means to be human, and...

    Peter J. Gentry  /  November 20, 2020  /  CBMW  /  Eikon


  • Humanity as the Divine Image in Genesis 1:26–28

    So much ink has been spilled debating and discussing the imago dei. Can anyone possibly improve our thinking on this topic? Is an attempt to do so arrogance? Recent study undertaken on the primary sources...

    Peter J. Gentry  /  June 10, 2020  /  CBMW  /  Eikon


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