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The Scripture Testimony To The Messiah - Softcover

John Pye Smith

 
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"The Scripture Testimony To The Messiah: An Inquiry With A View To A Satisfactory Determination Of The Doctrine Taught In The Holy Scriptures Concerning The Person Of Christ" by John Pye Smith. This 19th-century apologetic treatise offers a thorough defense of orthodox Christian claims about the Person of Jesus Christ, integrating textual criticism, patristic testimony, and systematic theology. It emphasizes the unity of humanity and divinity in Christ, the preexistence of the Word, and the triune nature of God, while arguing against Unitarian and Sabellian readings. The work develops a robust Christology: Christ is truly human and truly divine; the two natures are united without confusion or division; the Holy Spirit is a distinct divine Agent, and the Father-Son-Spirit economy is harmoniously expressed within the Trinity. It also engages in polemics against non-Trinitarian schemes, asserting that apostolic witness and early Christian testimony consistently worship and invoke Christ as Lord and Creator. The volume follows a method that combines exegetical analysis of Acts and the Johannine prologue with doctrinal synthesis, and it closes with appendices on hymnography, textual criticism, and remaining textual and historical questions. The overall aim is to ground faith in Scripture while maintaining intellectual humility before divine mystery.

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