The Biblical Definition of Man
The most important topic of the biblical anthropology is description of the divine dignity of man. Being violated by the fall of man, the divine dignity of man will not only be healed of sin, but also significantly increased by means of the Incarnation of God. In Antiquity, the concept of man as a microcosm was popular. They say that everything that exists is a large space - a macrocosm, and man is a small analog of this space - a microcosm. In the biblical picture of the world, everything is diametrically opposite. Man is the only creature like Yahweh. Therefore, all creation, the whole world, all material and immaterial, heavenly creatures (angels), are negligible in comparison with man. Man was given the possession and control of the entire world. Also, man received not only the right, but the obligation to command the angelic entities if they invade the world. Christians like to talk about the abyss between God and man, but in fact man is much closer to God than anything ...