vol. 40, Issue #2

Online Journal Article: One’s Self- Concept And Biblical Theology -Jeffrey H. Boyd- Jets 40/2 (June 1997) 207–227

https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/40/40-2/40-2-pp207-227_JETS.pdf

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Complete article may be found here:
https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/40/40-2/40-2-pp207-227_JETS.pdf

JETS 40/2 (June 1997) 207–227
ONE’S SELF-CONCEPT AND BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
by JEFFREY H. BOYD

Excerpt:
In an age of secular humanism there is a preoccupation with narcissistic
questions: Who am I? How can I improve my life? Since these questions are
in the air around us, Christians need to provide authentic answers. But how
do we know who we are? By what method can we develop a self-concept?
Clearly we are a people whose self-concept is somehow forged between the
hammer of subjective experience and the anvil of the Bible. The Spirit
renders our sense of ourselves molten, and the warmth of a worshiping
community softens and shapes how we understand our lives.
This article will focus on the self-concept of a believer. Within the broad
scope of theological anthropology we will further restrict our attention to how
we evaluate the question of soul-body concepts in the Bible. --from the first page of the article