Trinitarian Interpretation in Light of the Identity of YHWH as the Triune God
A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Approach
Foreword by Glenn R. Kreider
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
204 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 0.41 in
- Paperback
- 9781666783209
- Published: January 2024
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Have you ever wondered how to maintain an understanding of monotheism in light of the Christian understanding of the triune Godhead? Have you ever wondered about the identity of "YHWH" in the Old Testament? Have you identified YHWH as the first person of the Trinity as many in the Christian tradition have? If so, this book is for you. Many of the early Trinitarian heresies stemmed from a misunderstanding of YHWH in the Old Testament, especially identifying YHWH as one person and not multiple persons. This book addresses issues relating to the identity of YHWH in the Old Testament and makes the bold claim that YHWH is multiple persons in the OT and therefore, Father is YHWH, Jesus is YHWH, and the Holy Spirit is YHWH. This conclusion is based on sound exegesis of OT/NT passages, the early Christian understanding of God in the Old Testament, and the New Testament's identification of Jesus in the identity of YHWH. If identified thus, a Christian reading of the entirety of Scripture will take on new meaning, resulting in a robust Trinitarian interpretation of Scripture.
Alias K. Eldhose is the director of PhD studies and professor of theology at Evangelical Theological Seminary (an institute of Asian Christian Academy of India), Bangalore, India. He earned his PhD from Dallas Theological Seminary.
“Through persuasive exegetical analysis, Alias Eldhose shows that the often overused and under-clarified phrase ‘trinitarian interpretation’ holds its greatest theological density and performs its greatest exegetical work when interpreters avoid an ‘isolationist’ tendency to identify YHWH merely with the Person of the Father and instead specify that YHWH simply is the Tri-Personal Name of God. This book helps all of us who practice theological interpretation of Scripture to employ our trinitarian presuppositions truly and meaningfully.”
—Kevin Storer, professor of theology, Evangelical Theological Seminary
“Alias Eldhose’s work furthers the understanding of Yahweh in the Old Testament, is a significant contribution to biblical and theological studies, and will continue to be an impetus for future research. Well-written, accessible, and comprehensive in its tackling of sources, Trinitarian Interpretation in Light of the Identity of YHWH as the Triune God is worth a careful perusal for every student of Scripture and of theology. This focus on a faithfully trinitarian—and thus truly theological—interpretation of Scripture is timely.”
—Abraham Kuruvilla, professor of Christian preaching, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
“Alias Eldhose argues that advocates of the trinitarian interpretation of Scripture oftentimes understand YHWH in the Hebrew Scriptures as a reference to God the Father. Thus, trinitarian interpretation tends to have an isolationist tendency; its focus is on Christology or pneumatology. He presents a compelling case that YHWH is Trinity, thus advocating for a consistent, intentional, and focused trinitarian interpretation. This book contends for a helpful refocusing of trinitarian interpretation.”
—Glenn R. Kreider, professor of theological studies, Dallas Theological Seminary
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