Trinitarian Theology (TH215) begins by looking at how the doctrine of the Trinity is found in and rooted in the NT. It looks at different ways the NT describes the Trinity. It then briefly surveys the history of Trinitarian theology, looking specifically at some early heresies that helped focus the church’s theology of the trinity. The course discusses important categories of Trinitarian theology, describes the difference between the ontological and the economic Trinity, and develops the concept of perichoresis—the mutual indwelling of the Father, Son, and Spirit in the life of God.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
4m
The Trinity: Unique to Christianity
Graeco-Roman Polytheism and Jewish Monotheism: Framework for Trinitarian Theology
6m
The Practical Nature of the Doctrine of the Trinity
4m
God of the Gospel
Triune Life of God Evident throughout the New Testament
7m
Jesus Inserted into Jewish Confessions of Faith
5m
New Testament Assertions about Jesus and the Spirit
5m
The Trinity Is Integral to the Gospel
5m
Jesus as Yahweh of Israel
6m
A Brief History of Trinitarian Theology
Early Trinitarian Theology and Modalism
5m
The Challenge of Arianism to Early Trinitarian Theology
6m
Athanasius’ Trinitarian Response to Arianism
6m
Trinitarian Theology in the Middle Ages
7m
Modern Trinitarian Theology
5m
Contemporary Trinitarian Theology
6m
Themes in Contemporary Trinitarian Theology
8m
Basic Categories of Trinitarian Theology
Essence
7m
Person
6m
Ontological and Economic Trinity
7m
Rahner’s Rule
7m
Filioque
7m
Does Trinitarian Theology Make a Difference?
Attributes as Potential or Actual
8m
A Monadic God Would Be Dependent upon His Creation