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She then describes the construction of the great Christian doctrines of the Trinity and incarnation.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56286491869557,"sku":"9780334028765","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780334028765_20a6e561-35b1-4746-9b9b-a893ebe32723.jpg?v=1786013704"},{"product_id":"9780802882981","title":"Scripture, the Genesis of Doctrine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did we get from Scripture to creed? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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 unfounded in historical readings of Scripture. How did these dogmas become so integral to the faith in the first place? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Frances M. Young tackles this monumental question in a culmination of decades of biblical and patristic research. The first of two volumes exploring the emergence of doctrine in the early church, \u003ci\u003eScripture, the Genesis of Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e reframes the relationship between Scripture and doctrine according to the intellectual context of the first few centuries CE. Young situates the early Christians’ biblical hermeneutic within the context of Greco-Roman learning without espousing historical relativism. Ultimately, Young argues that the scriptural canon and the rule of faith emerged concurrently in the early Church, and both were received as apostolic. The perceived gap between the two may in fact be the product of our modern assumptions rather than an ancient reality. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Nuanced and ecumenical, \u003ci\u003eScripture, the Genesis of Doctrine\u003c\/i\u003e explores early Christians’ biblical hermeneutic, with an eye toward how we interpret the Bible today. Young’s magisterial study holds widespread implications for not only patristics but also exegesis and systematic theology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294918947189,"sku":"9780802882981","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780802882981_3b3bca46-a75e-443d-a148-17168df15520.jpg?v=1786033069"},{"product_id":"scripture-in-doctrinal-dispute","title":"Scripture in Doctrinal Dispute","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did Scripture function in early arguments about doctrine? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorical 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? \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57487791980917,"sku":"9780802882998","price":38.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780802882998.jpg?v=1786355016"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-frances-m-young.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}