Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God

by John B. Metzger

Publisher:

John Metzger

, 2010

Overview

Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God provides an eye-opening exploration of the triune nature of God from the pages of the Hebrew Scriptures. The approach is reverent, yet encyclopedic, with each of the nineteen chapters and eight appendices being a self-contained look at various facets of the plural unity of God. The reader may be surprised to discover that the great preponderance of references to God's triunity occur in the Old Covenant Scriptures. Author John B. Metzger considers each reference diligently and brings along the commentary of a host of solid Bible teachers, including those from the Messianic Jewish perspective, to give the reader access to rich food for thought.

Serious theology students, seminaries, and church libraries will benefit from this engaging tour of God's Word in search of new understanding of God's nature from the richness of the Bible's Jewish perspective. With the Logos edition, each Scripture is linked with your favorite translation, and easy to study side by side with your other commentaries. You can search by topic or Scripture with lightning fast results!

Key Features

• In-depth analysis and commentary
• References to Scriptures throughout the Bible
• Detailed table of contents and author and Scripture indices
• Ideal for students, pastors, and laity

Contents

Top Highlights

“Why are false gods recognized in the plurality (Isaiah 36:18–20), but when the identical word is used of the true God as in Exodus 20:2–3, the plurality of God is explained away by calling it a ‘plural of majesty’? Is it because there were no singular words for God available in the Hebrew language that they want to view it in the singular? There were three words in the singular to be exact!” (Page 13)

“The problem with much of Christianity today, and historically, is that it has abandoned, or has become apostate from the true teachings of the Scriptures, and as a result Jewish people have seen the worst of Christianity.” (Page 2)

“They could have considered Yeshua as the Messiah, except for two things: He tore down the fence of the Oral Law and He made Himself to be God and for that the Pharisees wanted Him dead by any means (see Appendix 8).” (Page 15)

“the sacrifices were a provision by God for the time when they would fail to keep His Law” (Page 23)

“Yet when the triune Elohim spoke, He almost always spoke in the first person to avoid confusing mankind. The whole concept as to why Elohim spoke in the singular becomes very clear and why He did not speak in a plurality is also very apparent. Mankind, after they fell in sin, worshipped many gods in their pantheon of gods. Elohim spoke as one (echad) so that mankind would not be confused as to His nature, character and essence. It was a critical issue for Elohim to reveal Himself as one (echad) God, yet it was also necessary to be true to His plurality of persons within Himself that He revealed Himself as a plural unity.” (Page 47)

Praise for the Print Edition

Finally, a useful book on the Triune nature of God! For years both in sharing the Good News of Messiah and in planting messianic congregations, we’ve lacked a suitable book for teaching on this profound and essential doctrine of the faith. In both communicating to the non-believing Jewish community or in messianic discipleship there has been an evident and great need that is met by John Metzger’s book.

—Sam Nadler, Congregational leader of Hope of Israel

John Metzger provides not only comprehensive, biblical based theology of Trinitarianism but a magnificent apologetic work on this cardinal doctrine of the Christian Faith. Moreover, the irenic tone in which it is articulated is designed to build bridges of understanding to the adherents of strict monotheism of Judaism by demonstrating that the God[. . . . ]of their fathers is at the same time one God existing in three persons. Metzger’s scholarly presentation of the biblical data is flavored by an evangelistic urgency that those who are so close and yet so far from the faith might become believers in the God of their fathers who is the Triune God.

—Eugene H. Merrill, Dallas Theological Seminary

Product Details

• Title: Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God
• Author: John B. Metzger
• Publisher: John Metzger, 2010
• Pages: 936

About John B. Metzger

John B. Metzger is a missionary educator with Ariel Ministries based in San Antonio, TX. He received his undergraduate degree from Washington Bible College and earned his MA in Old Testament Studies from Lancaster Bible College. He is also the author of Discovering the Mystery of the Unity of God.