podcast 289 – “Socinian” approaches to John 1 – Part 2
Does 1 John 1:1-4 show that a “Socinian” take on John 1 is correct?
Dale Tuggy (PhD Brown 2000) was Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Fredonia from 2000-2018. He now works outside of academia in Middle Tennessee but continues to learn and podcast.
Does 1 John 1:1-4 show that a “Socinian” take on John 1 is correct?
Early modern unitarian Christian scholars offer a “Socinian” take on John 1.
Does John start his gospel at the same “beginning” as Mark 1:1?
Do biblical theophanies show that the Challenge argument is unsound?
Is “the doctrine of the Trinity” essential to salvation? To Christianity?
If Jesus is referred to using the word “theos” (God) in the New Testament, does this imply that he is fully divine?
Does the famous “Great Commission” passage at the end of Matthew teach that the one God is a Trinity?
John 17:1-3, closing statements, and audience Q&A. Which side made the stronger case?
Part 1 of a dialogue from December 2019, including opening brief opening statements and a discussion of John 1.
Board members explain their vision for the Unitarian Christian Alliance.
What sort of baby was born to Joseph and Mary on the first Christmas?
“Mary cradled the Creator in her arms. ‘I never imagined God would look like that,’ she says to herself.”
Why no mention of Incarnation in the birth narratives of Matthew and Luke?
In what sense are “all things” from God and through Jesus?
Why did Roman rulers and polemicists find early Christianity so alarming, rather than just another religion?
Dr. Hurtado on his book God in New Testament Theology.
Dr. Hurtado explains the term “early high christology” and what it means when applied to his own work.
The key to understanding the innovative New Testament usage of “Lord” is the much cited Psalm 110:1.
“…earliest believers treated the risen/exalted Jesus as they did only because they felt required to do so by God.”
If the earliest Christians’ answer (re: how one can be a monotheist and yet worship both the one God and Jesus) was a good answer then, why isn’t it a good answer now?