Birth of the Trinity
Subtitle: Jesus, God, and Spirit in New Testament and Early Christian Interpretations of the Old Testament
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780198729563
Subjects: Trinity
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.