{"product_id":"scripture-and-metaphysics-9781405117333","title":"Scripture and Metaphysics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book makes a major contribution to contemporary theological and philosophical debates, bridging scriptural and metaphysical approaches to the triune God.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBridges the gap between scriptural and metaphysical approaches to biblical narratives.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRetrieves Aquinas's understanding of theology as contemplative wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStructured around Aquinas's treatise on the triune God in his Summa Theologiae'.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that intellectual contemplation is part of a broader spiritual journey towards a better understanding of God.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eContributes to the current resurgence of Thomistic theology in both Protestant and Catholic circles.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Levering’s Introduction did not fail to stimulate my interest. Probably of greatest interest will be interactions with some of the renowned Jewish and Christian exegetes in the chapters to come.” (\u003ci\u003eAMAIC Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e, 8 February 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \"… lucidly written, thoroughly documented, an astonishing achievement.\" \u003ci\u003eFergus Kerr OP, Blackfriars, Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A substantive contribution to Trinitarian theology, and an exemplification of how theology ought to be done.\" \u003ci\u003eWilliam T. Cavanaugh, University of St Thomas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Matthew Levering is not content with merely explaining the genuine teaching of St. Thomas Aquinas but also makes him an active partner in today's theological debate. With both a critical mind and a deep sense of Christian tradition, Levering offers the most stimulating introduction to Aquinas's Trinitarian theology available today.\" \u003ci\u003eGilles Emery, OP,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProfessor of Dogmatic Theology,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Fribourg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...in eloquently and clearly setting Aquinas over against many of the most influential voices in theology today, and showing his relevance by liberating him from stereotypicals dismissals, \u003ci\u003eScripture and Metaphysics\u003c\/i\u003e lays a path for further investigation that will be fruitful for those who follow it.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Setting the Scene: Theological Ends 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Sacra Doctrina: Wisdom, Scripture, and Metaphysics 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Wisdom 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Theologizing as a Wisdom-Exercise 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Isaiah and St. John the Evangelist as Contemplatives 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 YHWH and Being 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 R. Kendall Soulen's Post-Supersessionist Trinitarian Theology 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Aquinas on Being and YHWH 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Scripture and Metaphysics in the Theology of God's Knowledge and Will 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Jon D. Levenson on the God of Israel 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 St. Thomas Aquinas on the Knowledge and Will of God in His Unity 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 The Paschal Mystery and Sapiential Theology of the Trinity 110\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 N. T. Wright and Richard Bauckham on Jesus and the Identity of God 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Cross as Analog for the Trinity 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Paschal Mystery as Revelatory of the Trinity in Aquinas 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Scripture and the Psychological Analogy for the Trinity 144\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Aquinas and the Psychological Analogy 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Biblical Exegesis and Sapiential Naming of the Divine Persons 165\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Person of the Father 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Person of the Son 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Person of the Holy Spirit 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Essence, Persons, and the Question of Trinitarian Metaphysics 197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Trinitarian Ontology in Clarke, Zizioulas, and Hütter 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Trinitarian Ontology and Aquinas's Approach 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 242\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407853953367,"sku":"9781405117333","price":94.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405117333.jpg?v=1730500748","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/scripture-and-metaphysics-9781405117333","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}