Trinity: Evidence and Issues

by Robert A. Morey

Book Overview

The definitive classic on the Triune nature of God. It is the most significant work on the Trinity in one hundred years. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0529106922
• ISBN13: 9780529106926
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Nelson Bibles
• Length: 587 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

An Outstanding Work on the Trinity

Many non-Christian religions and philosophies attack the Trinity. They declare that the doctrine of the Trinity is irrational. Hume, Russell, Kant, Muhammad, and Jefferson were critical of the Christian God. Kant declared that the Trinity "provides nothing... even if one claims to understand it." Jefferson scoffed, "When we have done away with the incomprehensible jargon of the Trinitarian arithmetic... we shall then be... worthy disciples." And in "The Trinity: Evidence And Issues" by Dr. Robert A. Morey (scholar of comparative religions, the cults, and Islam; author 40+ books -- many translated into Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian, Norwegian, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Chinese) one finds a comprehensive and powerful presentation of the biblical truth for the triune nature of God. Morey utilizes Hebrew, Greek, and English to make a potent case for the Trinity forasmuch as Yahweh (YHWH) is three persons in one God and this essential truth is revealed throughout the Old Testament and the New. Robert Bowman, James White, Robert Letham, Walter Martin and Ron Rhodes have produced fine works on the Trinity or witnessing to cultists, but Morey's work is the best of the popular contemporary works. "The Trinity: Evidence And Issues" is almost exhaustive in scope; it is readable as it is commanding. Morey rightly declares the truth of the Trinity must be affirmed a priori; since scripture reveals this necessary doctrine, God must be the foundation of one's epistemic viewpoint. Morey notes that one must begin the knowledge enterprise confessing the biblical God revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: One God. The Creed sum sup the Biblical doctrine: "We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of all things... And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten of the Father; that is, of the essence of the Father, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God... being of one substance with the Father... And in the Holy Spirit" (The Nicene Creed). And the triune nature of God solves the problem of "the One and Many": "The Trinity also means that God's creation can be both one and many. Secular philosophy veers between the two extremes of monism (the world is really one & plurality is an illusion) and pluralism (the world is radically disunited and unity is an illusion). Secular philosophy moves from one extreme to the other because it does not have the resources to define a position between the two extremes, and because it seeks an absolute extreme or another-as if there must be an absolute oneness (with no plurality) or else a universe of unique, unconnected elements, creating an absolute pluralism and destroying universal oneness... But the Christian knows there is no absolute unity (devoid of plurality) or absolute plurality (devoid of unity)... The Christian knows that God is the only absolute, and that the absolute is both one and many. Thus we are freed from the task of trying to find utter unity or utter disunity... When we sea

Apologetic Theology

Dr. Morey's book demonstrates that theology leads to doxology. What we know about God leads us into worshipping Him as He has revealed Himself in Scripture. Even more, this work is not an unapplied theology. Morey's training in apologetics gives him a keen eye for comparison and contrast between the biblical Trinity and competing religious views. His chapters on Arianism and Modalism are particularly devastating to those views. Long have Trinitarians suffered under the accusation of reading Greek philosophy into the texts, driving them to a post-biblical view of God. Morey opens the vault of history and clearly documents the pagan Greek philosophy which drove Arius to his views. Those today who continue to raise the accusation of post-biblical theology would do well to consider what Morey has said concerning Arius. Though the book at times is written above the level which an average reader can follow, there is much to benefit from. I highly recommend this book.

The only book of its kind!

I'm... speechless! Dr. Morey is the only modern-day theologian to actually THINK through the issues! I would recommend any of his books to the public! This is readable, and provides all of the necesarry information!

This book is thouroghly documented and informative.

This is the best book I have ever read discussing the concept of the Trinity. It details the history of the Trinity in both Old and New Testaments as well as external Jewish and Christian sources. It compares the trinitarian doctrine with other beliefs held by anti-trinitarian sects and gives a thorough defense. Regardless if you agree or disagree with Dr. Morey, his book is very challenging and a must read.

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THIS BOOK is set to become THE Comprehensive work on the subject of the Trinity. Dr. Morey not only examines the Biblical evidence, but as well the historical evidence, extra-canonical evidence and more. This book will teach you how to think on theological issues in general- the first few chapters (which deal with presuppositions regarding the approach to scripture) alone are worth buying this book for.