Proto-Trinity: the development of the doctrine of the Trinity in the first and second Christian centuries

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http://eprints.org/relation/isVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/411 http://eprints.org/relation/isVolatileVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/411 http://eprints.org/relation/isIndexCodesVersionOf http://etheses.bham.ac.uk/id/document/411 archive 4031 disk0/00/00/01/51 2008-09-05 14:12:03 2019-01-23 09:51:37 2011-07-19 16:13:29 thesis show 0 Gaston Thomas Edmund taanathshiloh@yahoo.com Burton Philip University of Birmingham Proto-Trinity: the development of the doctrine of the Trinity in the first and second Christian centuries unpub BT 30sch_hist The search for the ‘historical Jesus’ has resulted in the view that Jesus never was, nor claimed to be, any more than a mere man. A conservative theologian still hold that the doctrine of the Trinity, later made explicit in the creeds, is implicit within the New Testament texts and was Jesus’ most controversial claim. But what did the early Christians believe about their Lord and Master? In this study I review the early Christian texts, their content and background, to ascertain the earliest forms of Christological thought. My thesis is that one of the earliest understandings of Jesus’ nature is found in the infancy narratives and that this understanding is presupposed by the earliest Christian writers (including the writers of the New Testament texts). From this basis I trace the development of Christology to the end of the second century, demonstrating how Christian thought moved from its primitive understanding of Jesus to the foundations of the doctrine of the Trinity. 2008-07 graduation 2726370 eng author unchecked This unpublished thesis/dissertation is copyright of the author and/or third parties. The intellectual property rights of the author or third parties in respect of this work are as defined by The Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 or as modified by any successor legislation. Any use made of information contained in this thesis/dissertation must be in accordance with that legislation and must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the permission of the copyright holder. public 126 University of Birmingham School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Department of Theology and Religion m_ph na 2008-07 graduation