43- God and Christ
We look at the origins and development of the Christian theology of the Trinity and Christology in the first three centuries. In particular how the early Church understood the relationship between God the Father and the Son.
Painting of the Holy Trinity
Russian Icon of “The Hospitality of Abraham” by Andrei Rublev, 15th Century
El as depicted at Ugarit (Ras Shamra, Syria), Late Bronze Age
Baal Hadad as depicted at Ugarit (Ras Shamra, Syria), Late Bronze Age
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Other Links
- Lecture by Benjamin Sommer on his book Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel
- Tertullian – Against Praxeas
- Refutation of all Heresies
- Hippolytus – Against Noetus
- Origen – First Principles
- Novatian – On the Trinity
- Dionysius of Alexandria – Letters to Dionysius of Rome
Another excellent synthesis episode!