TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bates,Matthew W.
TI  - The Birth of the Trinity: Jesus, God, and Spirit in New Testament and early Christian interpretations of the Old Testament 
SN  - 9780198729563 (hard cover)
U1  - 231.044 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Trinity
KW  - History of doctrines
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-217) and indexes
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1509/2014947267-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1509/2014947267-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1509/2014947267-t.html
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