
That YHWH is numerically one is foundational to the theology of the Hebrew Bible. Christian theologians historically have affirmed that there is a more fundamental type of oneness attributable to God. God is one not merely in the sense of being the only God, but also in the sense...

About the Contributor(s): Barry D. Smith is Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Crandall University in New Brunswick, Canada. He is the author of The Indescribable God: Divine Otherness in Christian Theology (2012) and What Must We Do to Be Saved? Paul Parts Company...