God has spoken : a history of Christian theology /
Bray, Gerald Lewis, 1948-
God has spoken : a history of Christian theology / Gerald Bray. - Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, 2014. - 1260 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: The Israelite Legacy --
1 Christianity and Judaism --
The Parting of the Ways --
Christianity and the Hebrew Canon of Scripture --
Christianity and Jewish Biblical Interpretation --
Christianity and the Prehistory of Israel --
The Christian Interpretation of Israel's History --
1 Christianity and Judaism --
The Parting of the Ways --
Christianity and the Hebrew Canon of Scripture --
Christianity and Jewish Biblical Interpretation --
Christianity and the Prehistory of Israel --
The Christian Interpretation of Israel's History -- 2. A Shared Inheritance --
God Is One --
The Divine Act of Creation --
The Image of God in Man --
The Nature of Sin and Evil --
Election and Redemption -- Part Two: The Person of the Father --
3. God as Father Judaism and the Fatherhood of God --
Non-Jewish Conceptions of Divine Fatherhood --
Jesus and His Father --
The Father as the Principle of Divinity --
The Unbegotten and Almighty God-in-Himself --
The Father and the Creator -- 4. The Father and His Children --
A New Relationship with God --
A New Understanding of Scripture --
Part Three: The Work of the Father -- 5. The Reconciliation of the World --
The Work of the Father from a Jewish Perspective --
The Work of the Father from a Gentile Perspective --
The Christian Doctrine of Creation -- 6. Providence and Predestination The Image and Likeness of God --
The Call to Holiness --
7. The Work of the Father and the Trinity --
The Father and His Creation --
The Divine Hierarchy --
The Eclipse of the Father -- Part Four: The Person of the Son --
8. The Challenge of the Incarnation --
The Church Confronts the Roman World --
Jesus and His Contemporaries --
Jesus in Early Christian Teaching --
Adoptianism --
9. The Son of God --
Arianism --
The Way to Nicea --
The Aftermath of Nicea --
A New Departure in Christology --
The Triumph of Athanasius --
The Trinitarian Synthesis --
10. The Christian Theological Vocabulary Hebrew, Greek, and Latin --
What Is God? --
What Is God Like? --
Who Is God? --
11. The Son of Man --
The Divine Word in Human Flesh --
Nestorianism --
The Chalcedonian Definition --
The Definition of Humanity --
The Will of Christ --
The Portrait of Christ --
Retrospect and Prospect -- Part Five: The Work of the Son --
12. The Body of Christ --
The Man from Heaven --
The Water and the Blood --
The Likeness of Sinful Flesh --
The Second Adam --
13. The Death of Christ --
The Only Sacrifice for Sin --
The Cost of Reconciliation --
The Centrality of the Lord's Supper The Memorial of Christ's Sacrifice --
The Sacramental System --
The Invention of Purgatory --
The Justification of Sinners --
The Glory of the Cross --
Prophet, Priest, and King --
14. The Coming of Christ's Kingdom --
The Eternal Reign of Christ --
The Crisis of Authority --
The Heavenly Kingdom --
The New Covenant -- Part Six: The Person of the Holy Spirit --
15. The Forgotten Person of the Trinity? --
The Road Less Traveled --
The Spirit of God in the Bible --
The Paraclete and Personhood --
The Holy Spirit in the Ancient Creeds --
16. Spirit of the Father, Spirit of the Son --
Double Procession?.
Theology is important - and so is the story behind the specific doctrines that have been debated, defined and refined throughout church history. Gerald Bray introduces readers to the history of Christian theology. Unlike other volumes on the topic, Bray's is not organized primarily by time period or distinct doctrinal categories. Rather, he puts theology first and history second, following a Trinitarian pattern that begins with God the Father, moves on to God the Son, and ends with God the Holy Spirit. This unique approach offers readers a more holistic understanding of the development of theology, paralleling the order in which the church wrestled with challenging theological issues and controversies related to God, humanity and salvation.
9781783591626
GBB516599 bnb
Theology, Doctrinal--History.
Teologija--Doktrine--Povijest.
230.09
God has spoken : a history of Christian theology / Gerald Bray. - Wheaton, Illinois : Crossway, 2014. - 1260 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part One: The Israelite Legacy --
1 Christianity and Judaism --
The Parting of the Ways --
Christianity and the Hebrew Canon of Scripture --
Christianity and Jewish Biblical Interpretation --
Christianity and the Prehistory of Israel --
The Christian Interpretation of Israel's History --
1 Christianity and Judaism --
The Parting of the Ways --
Christianity and the Hebrew Canon of Scripture --
Christianity and Jewish Biblical Interpretation --
Christianity and the Prehistory of Israel --
The Christian Interpretation of Israel's History -- 2. A Shared Inheritance --
God Is One --
The Divine Act of Creation --
The Image of God in Man --
The Nature of Sin and Evil --
Election and Redemption -- Part Two: The Person of the Father --
3. God as Father Judaism and the Fatherhood of God --
Non-Jewish Conceptions of Divine Fatherhood --
Jesus and His Father --
The Father as the Principle of Divinity --
The Unbegotten and Almighty God-in-Himself --
The Father and the Creator -- 4. The Father and His Children --
A New Relationship with God --
A New Understanding of Scripture --
Part Three: The Work of the Father -- 5. The Reconciliation of the World --
The Work of the Father from a Jewish Perspective --
The Work of the Father from a Gentile Perspective --
The Christian Doctrine of Creation -- 6. Providence and Predestination The Image and Likeness of God --
The Call to Holiness --
7. The Work of the Father and the Trinity --
The Father and His Creation --
The Divine Hierarchy --
The Eclipse of the Father -- Part Four: The Person of the Son --
8. The Challenge of the Incarnation --
The Church Confronts the Roman World --
Jesus and His Contemporaries --
Jesus in Early Christian Teaching --
Adoptianism --
9. The Son of God --
Arianism --
The Way to Nicea --
The Aftermath of Nicea --
A New Departure in Christology --
The Triumph of Athanasius --
The Trinitarian Synthesis --
10. The Christian Theological Vocabulary Hebrew, Greek, and Latin --
What Is God? --
What Is God Like? --
Who Is God? --
11. The Son of Man --
The Divine Word in Human Flesh --
Nestorianism --
The Chalcedonian Definition --
The Definition of Humanity --
The Will of Christ --
The Portrait of Christ --
Retrospect and Prospect -- Part Five: The Work of the Son --
12. The Body of Christ --
The Man from Heaven --
The Water and the Blood --
The Likeness of Sinful Flesh --
The Second Adam --
13. The Death of Christ --
The Only Sacrifice for Sin --
The Cost of Reconciliation --
The Centrality of the Lord's Supper The Memorial of Christ's Sacrifice --
The Sacramental System --
The Invention of Purgatory --
The Justification of Sinners --
The Glory of the Cross --
Prophet, Priest, and King --
14. The Coming of Christ's Kingdom --
The Eternal Reign of Christ --
The Crisis of Authority --
The Heavenly Kingdom --
The New Covenant -- Part Six: The Person of the Holy Spirit --
15. The Forgotten Person of the Trinity? --
The Road Less Traveled --
The Spirit of God in the Bible --
The Paraclete and Personhood --
The Holy Spirit in the Ancient Creeds --
16. Spirit of the Father, Spirit of the Son --
Double Procession?.
Theology is important - and so is the story behind the specific doctrines that have been debated, defined and refined throughout church history. Gerald Bray introduces readers to the history of Christian theology. Unlike other volumes on the topic, Bray's is not organized primarily by time period or distinct doctrinal categories. Rather, he puts theology first and history second, following a Trinitarian pattern that begins with God the Father, moves on to God the Son, and ends with God the Holy Spirit. This unique approach offers readers a more holistic understanding of the development of theology, paralleling the order in which the church wrestled with challenging theological issues and controversies related to God, humanity and salvation.
9781783591626
GBB516599 bnb
Theology, Doctrinal--History.
Teologija--Doktrine--Povijest.
230.09