The Trinity: Evidence And Issues [Hardcover]

Robert A. Morey (Author)

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Publication Date: September 30, 1996

Unintimidated by the tide of human thought in contemporary philosophy, ethics, and even liberal theology, Dr. Robert Morey builds a theoretically sound, intellectually compelling, and biblically based case for the Trinity within the context of those issues that will dominate Twenty-first century thought.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 587 pages
• Publisher: World Pub (September 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0529106922
• ISBN-13: 978-0529106926
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,162,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars could have been better and more fair, July 7, 2000

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alley ocean (whitefish, MT United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Trinity: Evidence And Issues (Hardcover)

this book was decent, but it certainly could have been better. on the positive side, many sources are cited, and the defense of the Trinity is actually quite thorough in the sense that it is dealt with from Genesis to Revelation and beyond. but unfortunately, several points are not given attention enough, and sometimes it even seemed that cap'n Morey was less than forthcoming with all the evidence. for example, in a hasty attempt to prove that prov. 8:22 doesn't speak of Jesus, Morey says that the idea of Jesus being identified as Wisdom was completely foreign to New Testament writers--a view which is honestly ridiculous, atleast according to most NT scholars i've read or heard of. but even worse, he compounds this mistake by -1-admitting that the ante-nicene fathers identified Jesus as Wisdom, -2-saying that it doesn't matter because the ante nicene fathers opinions aren't ultimately decisive, and then -3- citing some of the early fathers works to support the Trinity? unfortunately, such examples are commonplace. two more criticisms are that he didn't take the time to defend the Trinity in a logical/philosophical sense, nor did he delve into the historical development with as much gusto as i would have liked. surely such an attempt would have been worthwhile, but on the other hand, had such attention been given, we wouldn't be dealing with a book, but with several. be that as it may, the book does provide several points which i don't think the anti-Trinitarian can overcome, or if he/she can overcome those points, at the very least he/she will be less than comfortable. several venerable scholars are cited, and as aforesaid, in a sense, the issue is thoroughly dealt with. in closing i want to respond to the two critics below, lest anyone should be deterred from purchasing this decent book due to their (mostly) bogus complaints. first, the fellow from Germany named stefan. while what he says about the ebionites/nazarenes is true, he apparently is unaware of the fact that these views were not the norm back in Christianity's early days. as a matter of fact, some of the distinguishing elements of early Christianity were the exaltation and worship of Jesus as risen Lord (see Christian Origins and the Question of God, Volumes 1 and 2 by nt wright, and also Unity and Diversity in the New Testament, by jdg dunn). as for what stefan had to say about nicea, i honestly wonder where he got his facts. all but 2 bishops signed the creed (even though the issue was rather complicated). and also, i really doubt that stefan read the book, for approximately every biblical point he raised was dealt with by Morey. and now to the chap from oklahoma. first of all, he gives a rather poor bibliography for the subject. if you insist on reading the books he recommends, i would also like to recommend the titles mentioned above, along with the following: for christology: The Many Faces of Christ, ben witherington, A History of Christian Thought, Volume 1, justo gonzalez. william lane craig briefly deals with the self-understanding of Jesus, albeit more modestly, in a sense, in his book Reasonable Faith. for textual corruption of the NT go to integrityonline15.com the bottom line is that the NT has more textual integrity than any other work of antiquity (The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict, josh mc dowell). as for the oklahomans biblical citations, a few brief comments are in order. 1 cor. 8:6 does say: 'for us their is but one God, the Father', but what he failed to mention is that immediately following is the phrase '...and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ'. what, is the Father not Lord? the best way to deal with these two statements is to view them in light of each other. if you exclude the Son, you have also excluded the Father--which is nonsense. as for the oklahomans citation of John 17:2, i don't really know what to say. the average person who reads John walks away feeling as though Jesus is, at least to the author, God. also, 1 John 5:20 calls Jesus 'the true God'. once again, we'd be better off reading these verses in light of each other. the fact that the author for both books is the same person (or at least from the same school), along with the fact of the overwhelmingly high christology of the gospel of John, makes the issue rather plain. in sum, the book Trinity: Evidence and Issues is decent, but it is by no means excellent, and it is plagued by a rather hasty style. allthesame, in it is evidence enough to support the Trinity from a biblical perspective.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful book on the Trinity., June 14, 2011

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Theodore Zachariades "Lover of Christ" (TN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Trinity: Evidence And Issues (Hardcover)

A very good place to start. The Biblical material is well researched. Methodologically sound and Biblically faithful. This review has been edited after I realized I made a mistake in critiquing Dr. Morey's book.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good survey and defense of Trinitarianism, February 13, 2002

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Marc Axelrod (Potter, Wi USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Trinity: Evidence And Issues (Hardcover)

I've always had a tough time trying to explain the doctrine of the Trinity to people. But Dr. Morey does a solid job of discussing not only the history of the formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity, but he goes into the Old Testament (and even refers to the Hebrew text) and shows how there is evidence of plurality within the Godhead in texts such as Genesis 1:26; 3:2; Genesis 18; Is 9:6; 48:16; 63:9; Zech 2:10-11, and others.

He then moves through the New Testament evidence, and discusses such passages as Matthew 3:16-18; 28:18-20 and passages dealing with the relationship between the Father and the Son.

The book is academic in nature, yet is simply written and very informative. It isn't quite as engaging as his prior work, "Death and the Afterlife," but it is one of the better books on the subject of the Trinity.