Problem Of The Trinity

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Wainright, W. The Problem of the Trinity. The Trinity in the New Testament.
Great Britain: William Clowes and Sons, 1962.


Dr. W. Wainwright of Manchester has been writing books of this nature for a number of years. In fact he has even contributed to the “Scottish Journal of Theology”, Vol. 10, no. 3, September 1957.
Belief in Christ’s divinity was expressed both in the writings of the New Testament and in the worship which was practiced in the earliest Christian communities. The belief in Christ’s divinity raised serious issues, and out of this emerged the Trinitarian problem. Even though the doctrine of the God Heads is not formally stated in the New Testament, the writings of the apostles suggest that they were dealing with such an issue as the trinity. No apostle would have dreamt of thinking that they are three divine persons whose mutual relations and paradoxical unity are beyond our understanding. However it is evident that the New Testament writers are aware that there is a problem between the relationships of Father, Son, and spirit; this fact is seen at the beginning of the fourth Gospel.
Reading this chapter was very beneficial because the information presented is relevant to my research and will aid in the proper development of my paper. In particular, it provides information for the section in the research paper that deals with the Apostles and the Trinitarian doctrine. The source outlines the Apostles reactions to the trinity. It also provides information for another section of the paper that deals with the trinity as presented in the bible. I must say that even though the chapter provides vital information, it is not my main source.
Throughout the chapter the author writes as though the ideas presented are recent. This was evident in his negative comments as it regards to Schleiermacher failure to include these ideas in his book “The Christian Faith”. Even though the book was writte...