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The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship

by Robert Letham

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When it comes to the doctrine of the Trinity, evangelicals have underachieved. In The Holy Trinity, Robert Letham helps to redress this shortcoming. He offers a well-researched volume about “the One who is utterly transcendent and incomprehensible.”

After examining the doctrine’s biblical foundations, the author traces its historical development through the twentieth century, and engages four critical issues: the Trinity and (1) the incarnation, (2) worship and prayer, (3) creation and missions, and (4) persons.

The Holy Trinity won the 2005 Gold Medallion Book Award in the Theology and Doctrine category.

“There is no hotter topic in modern theology than the Trinity, and Robert Letham has given us a comprehensive guide that will stand us all in good stead. I recommend it highly.”
-— Gerald Bray

“In this outstanding work, Letham points us back to God in all the mystery and glory of his triune being. With his keen theological acumen, Letham has given us a tour de force of Reformed theology.”
-— Sinclair B. Ferguson

“Solid and judicious, comprehensive and thorough, abreast of past wisdom and present-day debate, and doxological in tone throughout, this is far and away the best big textbook on the Trinity that you can find, and it will surely remain so for many years to come.”
-— J. I. Packer

Robert Letham (M.A.R., Th.M., Westminster Theological Seminary; Ph.D., University of Aberdeen) is senior minister of Emmanuel Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. Letham is author of The Work of Christ, Reformed Dogmatics 1523–1619, and The Lord’s Supper.

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Robert Letham teaches Systematic Theology at the Wales Evangelical School of Theology.

Their are some aspects of Christian theology, thought, life and worship that are so essential and deep that anyone who claims to be Christian should have a solid foundation in them. The doctrine of the Trinity is one of those aspects. Robert Letham’s sensational volume does the Church service by explaining and expanding our understanding of our one God who is three persons.

The first section of the book begins by looking at the Biblical evidence for a Trinitarian doctrine of God. Letham begins with creation and the Angel of the Lord in the early sections of the OT, detailing the flavor of Israel’s monotheism that included God’s Spirit. He then moves on to the divine personification of Wisdom and the possible identification of the Messianic figure in the prophets with God himself. He then continues to the NT where he explores Jesus’ statements about himself and the Father and the Pauline triadic formulas, with special reference to the Trinitarianism in Ephesians.

The next two sections deal with the historical development of the doctrine, first in the early Church up to John Calvin and then in the Modern Era. This section includes important chapters on the Arian controversy, the Cappadocian fathers, the filioque, Barth, Torrance and some hitherto unknown to me modern Eastern theologians Bulgakov, Lossky and Staniloae. These two sections show Letham not only to be a first rate theologian but also an excellent historian. The final section of the books includes some highly practical issues on the relationship of the doctrine of the Trinity with the incarnation, worship, creation and how the word person is used. I especially enjoyed the chapter on the role of the Trinity in the Church worship. It is important that we remember as Christian that we worship a Trinitarian God. We do not just worship the Father through Jesus in the Spirit, we worship and praise Jesus and the Spirit as well.

Overall this book is sensational. This book should be read by every pastor and serious student of theology. Such a s phrase can overused, but for me this book should be considered in that list with a handful of others. It is not just Letham’s content that is excellent but also his delivery and engagement. He is not out to “prove” some historical figures to be right and others wrong, nor does he favor only one modern tradition or approach, he is quite fair in his treatment of his conversation partners. On one note of criticism, I would like to have see more engagement with the work of Cornelius Van Til on the Trinity. I know Van Til is mostly known as an apologist, but in reality Van Til’s apologetic is simply an application of his Trinitarian doctrine of God. I know he has not had the impact on the worldwide Church that some of the other modern theologians mentioned have, but as most Reformed and Presbyterians would note, Van Til stands in line, as Calvin and Bavinck did in their day, as the great theologian of the 20th century in the classical Reformed tradition. As not to end this review with a praise of Van Til instead of Letham, I will say that I cannot endorse this book in any stronger way than to say it is the best book I have read in the past two years.

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The Holy Trinity: In Scripture, History, Theology, and Worship

Binding: Large Paperback
Page Count: 568
Publisher: P & R Publishing
ISBN: 9780-87552-0001

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