Publication

2015 - Oxford University Press

Language

English

Word Count

68,000 words, Guess

Page Count

272 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCBT109
  • LCCBT111.3 .B357 2015

Description

Bates explores how early Christians read the Old Testament in order to differentiate the one God as multiple persons. The earliest Christians felt they could metaphorically 'overhear' divine conversations between the Father, Son, and Spirit when reading the Old Testament. The connection of these snatches of dialogue forms a narrative about the unfolding interior divine life as understood by the nascent church. What emerges is not a static portrait of the triune God, but a developing story of divine persons enacting mutual esteem, voiced praise, collaborative strategy, and self-sacrificial love.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Birth of the TrinityOxford University Press2015

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