Believing in God the Father: Interpreting a phrase from the Apostle"s Creed
In our days, the creedal phrase ‘I believe in God the Father almighty’ is interpreted primarilyalong Trinitarian lines: It is applied to God as the Father of Jesus Christ. Here I argue that ithas a dual background: in Jesus’ prayer practice, in which He consistently addressed God as‘Father’, and in...
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2016
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HTS teologiese studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 72, Issue: 4 |
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Confession
B Trinity B Language B ATTRIBUTES of God B Apostle’s Creed B Hermeneutics B Gender B Metaphor |
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