ON THE NATURE OF GOD AND ON THE TRINITY IBD

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About This VolumeOn the Nature of God and the Trinityáincludes two of GerhardâÇÖs commonplaces:áOn the Nature of GodáandáOn the Most Holy Mystery of the All Hallowed and Ineffable Trinity.On the Nature of Godáexplores the etymology of the name of God and attends to His various attributes. Among others, Gerhard defines and defends GodâÇÖs simplicity, eternality, immutability, infinity, omnipotence, goodness, mercy, justice, omniscience, freedom, perfection, and majesty.On the Most Holy Mystery of the All Hallowed and Ineffable Trinityápresents and defends six propositions concerning the Trinity: that the Trinity must be known and believed to be saved, that the mystery should be taught and preserved, that the Trinity can and ought to be proved from the scriptures, that both the Old and the New testaments witness to the Trinity, that reason is insufficient to prove the Trinity, and that the Trinity ought not be overruled or ridiculed by force of reason.About This SeriesTheáTheological Commonplacesáseries is the first-ever English translation of GerhardâÇÖs monumental Loci Theologici. Gerhard was the premier Lutheran theologian of the early seventeenth century. Combining his profound understanding of evangelical Lutheran theology with a broad interest in ethics and culture, he produced significant works on biblical, doctrinal, pastoral, and devotional theology. Gerhard interacts with the writings of the church fathers, Luther and his contemporaries, and the Catholic and Calvinist theologians of his day. His 17-volume Loci is regarded as the standard compendium of Lutheran orthodoxy, with topics ranging from the proper understanding and interpretation of Scripture to eschatology.Useful for research on Lutheran doctrine, GerhardâÇÖs accessible style makes this a must-have on the bookshelf of pastors and professional church workers.Each embossed hardback volume includesthe translation of GerhardâÇÖs Loci (originally published from 1610 to 1625)áâÇó a glossary of key theological, rhetorical, and philosophical termsáâÇó a name indexáâÇó a Scripture indexáâÇó a carefully researched works cited list that presents guidance for deciphering the numerous abbreviations of the other titles from which Gerhard quotes.