Biblical Origins of Psychology

Where psychology began

The Biblical origins of psychology can be traced to the opening pages of Scripture, where Genesis proclaims that humanity was created in the image and likeness of God, a declaration that imbues the human mind, heart, and soul with profound dignity and purpose. In this divine imprint we find the earliest foundation for understanding human thought, emotion, will, and relationship, for to bear God’s image is to be capable of self-awareness, moral reasoning, creativity, love, and communion. Genesis portrays God as a relational being who speaks, reflects, and delights, and humanity as fashioned to mirror these capacities in embodied life. The formation of Adam from dust and the breath of life breathed into him reveal a holistic vision of personhood, physical, psychological, and spiritual united as one. From the beginning, Scripture affirms that to study the human psyche is, in a sacred sense, to explore the echo of God’s own nature within us.