Dalam buku kedua dari trilogi serial doktrinalnya, Hoekema menguraikan apa yang diajarkan Alkitab mengenai natur dan arah hidup manusia. Buku ini memaparkan sebuah studi anthropologi Alkitab, menjelaskan arti gambar dan rupa Allah, dengan teliti, bagaimana hal ini diajarkan para theolog dalam sejarah gereja dan memberikan kesimpulan theologisnya.
Hoekema was born in the Netherlands but immigrated to the United States in 1923. He attended Calvin College (A.B.), the University of Michigan (M.A.), Calvin Theological Seminary (Th.B.) and Princeton Theological Seminary (Th.D., 1953). After pastoring several Christian Reformed churches (1944-56), he became Associate Professor of Bible at Calvin College (1956-58). From 1958 to 1979, when he retired, he was Professor of Systematic Theology at Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... Show more