The Trinity among the Nations

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The second volume of an exciting new series exploring global theology.
Though the global center of Christianity has been shifting south and east over the past few decades, very few theological resources have dealt with the seismic changes afoot. The Majority World Theology series seeks to remedy that lack by gathering well-regarded Christian thinkers from around the world to discuss the significance of Christian teaching in their respective contexts.
The Trinity among the Nations focuses on Christian understandings of the character and work of God in various contexts. The contributors highlight global trends in trinitarian theology in relation to historic Christian confessions, especially the Nicene Creed, and draw out the rich implications of the doctrine of God for the church and Christian living today.

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• Publié par: Langham Creative Projects
• Date de parution: 14 novembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781783681334
• Langue: English

Extrait

Majority World Theology Series
Series Editors
Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo
The Majority World Theology series exists because of the seismic shifts in the makeup of world Christianity. At this moment in history, more Christians live in the Majority World than in Europe and North America. However, most theological literature does not reflect the rising tide of Christian reflection coming from these regions. The Majority World authors in this series seek to produce, collaboratively, biblical and theological textbooks that are about, from, and to the Majority World. By assembling scholars from around the globe who share a concern to do theology in light of Christian Scripture and in dialogue with Christian tradition coming from the Western church, this series offers readers the chance to listen in on insightful, productive, and unprecedented in-person conversations. Each volume pursues a specific theological topic and is designed to be accessible to students and scholars alike.
Titles in This Series
Jesus without Borders: Christology in the Majority World | 2015 | 9781783689170
The Trinity among the Nations: The Doctrine of God in the Majority World | 2015 | 9781783681051
The Spirit over the Earth: Pneumatology in the Majority World | 2016 | 978178368256
So Great a Salvation: Soteriology in the Majority World | 2017 | 9781783683789
The Church from Every Tribe and Tongue: Ecclesiology in the Majority World | 2018 | 9781783684489
All Things New: Eschatology in the Majority World | 2019 | 9781783686469

The Trinity among the Nations
The Doctrine of God in the Majority World
Edited by
Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, K. K. Yeo

© 2015 Gene L. Green, Stephen T. Pardue, and K. K. Yeo
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This book is published in cooperation with Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids. First published in 2015 by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., ISBN: 978-0-8028-7268-5 (North American edition)
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Contents

Cover


Abbreviations


Introduction Trinity 101: Kaleidoscopic Views of God in the Majority World


I. Why Study the Trinity?


II. Whither Trinity?


III. Naming the Unnamable Triune God


Conclusion


Postscript


Chapter 1 One God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity


Abstract


I. The Christian Doctrine of God


II. The Traditional Doctrine


III. Reconstructing the Doctrine


Further Reading


Chapter 2 Beyond Homoiousios and Homoousios: Exploring North American Indigenous Concepts of the Shalom Community of God


Abstract


Introduction


I. Giving One Iota


II. A Different Way of Thinking


III. Indigenous North American Trinitarian Concepts


IV. The Great Mystery as Three in One


Further Reading


Chapter 3 The Trinity in Africa: Trends and Trajectories


Abstract


Introduction


I. African Concept of God


II. Trinity in African Christianity


III. Islamic Concept of God


IV. Distortions of the Trinity in Contemporary African Christianity


V. The Knowledge of God


VI. The God of the Scriptures and Trinity in History


VII. The Triune God in Worship


Conclusion


Further Reading


Chapter 4 The Trinity as Gospel


Abstract


I. Latin American Context


II. Monotheistic Exclusivity


III. Jesus and the Exclusivity of God


IV. Resurrection as Messianic Exaltation


V. The Cross and Redemption


VI. Beyond Subjects


Further Reading


Chapter 5 Learning to See Jesus with the Eyes of the Spirit: The Unlikely Prophets of God’s Reign


Abstract


I. Biblical Interpretation in Latin America


II. Bible, Narratives, and Prophets


III. Having the Eyes to See the Trinity


Further Reading


Chapter 6 Asian Reformulations of the Trinity: An Evaluation


Abstract


Introduction


I. Some Reformulations of the Trinity in Asia


II. On Evaluative Criteria for Biblical Authenticity


III. Evaluation of the Trinitarian Reformulations


Conclusion


Further Reading


Chapter 7 Motherliness of God: A Search for Maternal Aspects in Paul’s Theology


Abstract


I. Maternal Culture and a View of God


II. Motherliness of God in Galatians


III. Epilogue: Toward a Holistic View of God


Reading List


Chapter 8 How to Understand a Biblical God in Chinese: Toward a Cross-Cultural Biblical Hermeneutics


Abstract


I. Chinese Christian Understandings of Trinity/God


II. Background: “The Term Question”


III. The Biblical Interpretation of the Term Question


IV. A Cross-Cultural Perspective on God


V. Epilogue: Universalism and Contextualization


Further Reading


Contributors

Endnotes
Abbreviations
1 En. 1 Enoch 4 Esd. 4 Esdras ABC Anchor Bible Commentary BNTC Black’s New Testament Commentary FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments Gen. Rab. Genesis Rabbah HTKNT Herders Theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament ICC International Critical Commentary Leg. all. Philo, Legum allegoriae JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement series LXX Septuagint MT Masoretic Text NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary PNTC Pillar New Testament Commentary Quaest. in Gen. Philo, Quaestiones et solutiones in Genesin Vit. Cont. Philo, De vita contemplativa WBC Word Biblical Commentary
Introduction
Trinity 101: Kaleidoscopic Views of God in the Majority World
K. K. Yeo
Christianity has made a unique claim among world religions: God is one, and there are three persons (Father, Son, and Spirit) who are God. In the Christology volume of this Majority World Theology series, [1] scholars from the global church present a thesis that God is Christlike. Yet much more can be said about God. In this volume, the thesis advanced is: God is one and trinitarian — but this is more easily asserted than proved. Indeed, “one is in danger of losing [one’s] soul by denying the Trinity and of losing [one’s] wits by trying to understand it” [2] — but believe and understand we must. Our understanding of this doctrine has great consequences for how we apprehend who God is and how God works in history; it also has rich implications for how we understand who we are as God’s creatures, who we are as a church, and what Christian ministry, mission, and spiritual life entail.
This introductory chapter serves as a guide to help readers study this doctrine, and to avoid studying it in isolation or from an exclusively Western perspective. [3] We invite you to sit at a round-table with nine biblical and theological scholars from the Majority World church. The gifts they bring are more than their academic qualifications and areas of expertise. They offer perspectives as Christian believers who breathe the air and drink the water of their homelands, live in the sociopolitical and cultural contexts of their countries, and serve their local churches and communities. These scholars, who hold diverse perspectives on scriptural reading, creedal understanding, and who God is and how God relates to their life-worlds, are committed to honest discourse. Their works are invaluable to us as we seek a clearer and fuller understanding of the basic issues of this foundational confession of our faith. While it should be clear that there are diverse understandings of the Trinity even within evangelical Western scholarship and that in the Majo