Ep. 5: God The Spirit
February 7, 2024
In this episode, Robert argues the Biblical case for the existence of the Holy Spirit.
Extra Info:
The biblical summaries Robert quoted from St. Athanasius (AD 298-374) can be found below. The entire work is worth scanning for interest if time allows. Left column is your contents, middle column is English translation, and right column is Greek.
- OT references: https://catholiclibrary.org/library/view?docId=/Synchronized-EN/npnf.Athanasius.EpistlestoSerapion.en.html;chunk.id=00000013
- NT references: https://catholiclibrary.org/library/view?docId=/Synchronized-EN/npnf.Athanasius.EpistlestoSerapion.en.html;chunk.id=00000015
Athanasius’ influence in early Christianity cannot be overstated. More about him can be found here: https://www.ccel.org/ccel/Athanasius.
His most famous work, On the Incarnation, is available in several places:
- Here is a trustworthy English translation with an introduction by C. S. Lewis: https://a.co/d/ise5AD4.
- Here is an online version: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2802.htm.
Regarding the issue of how the earliest Christians made sense of Jesus with only the Old Testament as their reference, here are a couple of books that might be of interest:
- Philip Yancey, The Bible Jesus Read: https://a.co/d/1d5RypE
- R. T. France, Jesus and the Old Testament: https://a.co/d/6M1ZyMu
If you really want to read more about the Pneumatomachians, who argued against the divinity of the Spirit between the Council of Nicaea (AD 325) and the follow-up Council of Constantinople (AD 381), here is some background: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12174a.htm.
Finally, the small book Robert brought by Basil of Caesarea (AD 330-379), On the Holy Spirit, is also available in several places. This was the statement that ended the controversy over the Holy Spirit once and for all.
- Hard copy: https://a.co/d/dzie0Ws
- Online: https://a.co/d/dzie0Ws