{"product_id":"scripture-in-doctrinal-dispute-doctrine-and-scripture-in-early-christianity-vol-2-9780802882998","title":"Scripture in Doctrinal Dispute: Doctrine and Scripture in Early Christianity, Vol. 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did Scripture function in early arguments about doctrine? \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Historical criticism has revealed a gap between scripture and the mainstream doctrines that define Christianity today. Not the least of these are the Trinity and two natures of Christ--widely accepted since the fifth century, but seemingly unfounded in historical readings of Scripture. How did these dogmas become so integral to the faith in the first place? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frances M. Young tackles this monumental question in a culmination of decades of biblical and patristic research. The second of two volumes, \u003ci\u003e Scripture in Doctrinal Dispute\u003c\/i\u003e illuminates the role of biblical hermeneutics in the debates that forged Christian dogma on the nature of God. Young shows how the theological commitments to God as the sole creator of all else from nothing shaped fourth- and fifth-century disputes over Christology and the Trinity. Played out in the great councils of the fourth century and beyond, these conflicts drove the need to discern doctrinal coherence in scripture. The different sides relied on different prooftexts, and the rule of faith served as the criterion by which scriptural interpretation was measured--thereby forming the basis of the creeds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nuanced and ecumenical, \u003ci\u003eScripture in Doctrinal Dispute\u003c\/i\u003e completes Young's magnum opus, closing the gap between scripture and Christian tradition. Young's magisterial study holds widespread implications for not only patristics but also exegesis and systematic theology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrances M. Young \u003c\/b\u003eis emeritus professor of theology at the University of Birmingham and a fellow of the British Academy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892819595538,"sku":"9780802882998","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe52560c-fb00-4c22-bd0a-1c4cc9fcce28.jpg?v=1738207628","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/scripture-in-doctrinal-dispute-doctrine-and-scripture-in-early-christianity-vol-2-9780802882998","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}