I guess it makes sense, but I've never thought of it like that before.

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[–] 18 points 3 months ago (4 children)

There is a religious debate in the Talmud if Adam had a belly button

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  • [–] 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    If Adam had one and he was made in the image of god, would that mean that god had one as well? And that god therefore had a mother?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    I imagine that, if he hasn't (because shaped from clay or whatever) then it implies that the presence of a belly button in every other human is a "flaw," which is in-line with the idea of fallen creation.

    That said, "made in God's image" does not mean resembling God. It means made as God's "imagers" - symbols of his power and keepers of his will. It's a concept inherent to every other early middle eastern religion; Idols of a deity, even as little statues, are exactly that. Yahweh didn't need statues because humans were his "statues".

    A mistranslation, unfortunately.

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