THEOLOGY, HISTORY, and ETHICS
JESUS AND THE GOD OF CLASSICAL THEISM Biblical Christology in Light of the Doctrine of God Steven J. Duby In both biblical studies and systematic theology, modern treat- ments of the person of Christ have cast doubt on whether earlier Christian descriptions of God—in which God is immutable, impassible, eternal, and simple—can fit together with the reve- lation of God in Christ. In addition, such treatments have called into question whether these concepts and categories still enable insight into the Bible’s portrayal of Christ’s life and work. This book explains how the Jesus revealed in Scripture comports with earlier Christian descriptions of God. Steven Duby argues that the Bible’s Christology coheres with and even requires the affirmation of divine attributes like immutability, impassibility, eternity, and simplicity. Duby offers a constructive treatment of the person of Christ, illuminating his relationship to the Father and the Spirit, the unity of his person, and the genuineness of his human life and suffering. “Through exacting semantic and logical analysis, Jesus and the God of Classical Theism shows how the judicious use of metaphysical categories, far from obscuring or distorting Scripture’s message, might enhance our un- derstanding of it.” —IAN A. M c FARLAND, Candler School of Theology, Emory University; University of Cambridge “Duby shows that the doctrine of God as interpreted by early, medieval, and post-Reformation orthodox theolo- gians illumines our reading of the scriptural presentation of the incarnate Son. In so doing he helps demonstrate the christological payoff to concepts like immutability, impassibility, eternality, and even the simplicity of God.” —MICHAEL ALLEN, Reformed Theological Seminary “This wonderfully helpful book shows how to take up the Bible’s passionate presentation of Jesus without letting go of the traditional high doctrine of God.” —FRED SANDERS, Torrey Honors College, Biola University “Duby offers a true gift to modern discussions of Christology. A must-read.” —MADISON N. PIERCE, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
JUNE 2022 • 464 pp. • cloth • $55.00 • 9781540961389
Steven J. Duby (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is associate professor of the- ology at Phoenix Seminary. He is the author of God in Himself: Scripture, Meta- physics and the Task of Theology and Divine Simplicity: A Dogmatic Account .
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