TY - JOUR
T1 - One God Father Almighty
AU - Behr, John
PY - 2018/7
Y1 - 2018/7
N2 - “One God Father Almighty” is among the most basic Christian confessions. In this article, John Behr argues that the precise order of these four words is not random. In his works, Origen reflects on the scriptural titles for God and Christ, and concludes that “Almighty” does not precede the title “Father,” since the Father is Almighty through the Son, in whom all things were made. Building on Origen's scriptural exegesis, Gregory of Nyssa interprets the word “God” as designating specifically the Father, whereas the Son and the Spirit receive their (eternal) identity only in relation to “God the Father.” For Origen, Jesus is the Son of God, rather than God the Son. The one “God over all” is the Father, made known through the Son and the Spirit.
AB - “One God Father Almighty” is among the most basic Christian confessions. In this article, John Behr argues that the precise order of these four words is not random. In his works, Origen reflects on the scriptural titles for God and Christ, and concludes that “Almighty” does not precede the title “Father,” since the Father is Almighty through the Son, in whom all things were made. Building on Origen's scriptural exegesis, Gregory of Nyssa interprets the word “God” as designating specifically the Father, whereas the Son and the Spirit receive their (eternal) identity only in relation to “God the Father.” For Origen, Jesus is the Son of God, rather than God the Son. The one “God over all” is the Father, made known through the Son and the Spirit.
UR - https://abdn.pure.elsevier.com/en/en/researchoutput/one-god-father-almighty(aab68899-20b5-4fa9-97ea-5bd1ff0a8792).html
U2 - 10.1111/moth.12419
DO - 10.1111/moth.12419
M3 - Article
SN - 0266-7177
VL - 34
SP - 320
EP - 330
JO - Modern theology
JF - Modern theology
IS - 3
ER -