This week we continue the “Through Nicaea” series and finish our discussion on the Eternal Generation of the Son. Within episode 15 we will further explain the biblical support for the doctrine, move into contemporary controversies around it, and end with applications.
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Sources and Resources for Eternal Generation (does not include sources already listed in the primary bibliography):
Eternal Generation of the Son: Maintaining Orthodoxy in Trinitarian Theology by Kevin Giles
Retrieving Eternal Generation – Sanders and Swain
Seumas Macdonald’s Thesis – Monogenēs in Pro-Nicene Exegesis featured on the Patrologist website
Sources and Resources for the series:
Dictionary of New Testament Background (https://amzn.to/34GRYr0)
Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (https://amzn.to/3ssWktZ)
Dictionary of Paul and Letters (https://amzn.to/3B3xIvK)
Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity (https://amzn.to/34jjnQ0)
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (https://amzn.to/3HAoPfG)
The Ante-Nicene Fathers (Used in Accordance/Accessible online for free)
The Nicene & Post Nicene Fathers (Used in Accordance/Accessible online for free)
Apostolic Fathers (Holmes) (https://amzn.to/3rvMXdD)
Athanasius, On the Incarnation (https://amzn.to/3HAoYzK)
Athanasius, Against the Arians (Accessed via Accordance)
Athanasius, Against the Gentiles (Accessed via Accordance)
Athanasius, Letters to Serapion (Accessed via Accordance)
Basil On the Holy Spirit (https://amzn.to/3GCr4gW)
Gregory of Nazianzus Theological Orations (https://amzn.to/3oxuUSo)
Ancient Christian Doctrine (https://amzn.to/3ryKYFq – only vol. 1/5 linked)
Learning Theology with the Church Fathers (https://amzn.to/3LiuCZv)
The Holy Trinity Robert Letham (https://amzn.to/3LgMvaZ)
Through Western Eyes Robert Letham (https://amzn.to/3LtJmVA)
The Deep Things of God Fred Sanders (https://amzn.to/3GA9Wsg)
God the Son Incarnate Stephen Wellum (https://amzn.to/3rzx06b)
The Holy Spirit (Allison & Kostenberger) (https://amzn.to/3B3ymJG)
2000 Years of Christ’s Power Vol. 1 – Nick Needham (https://amzn.to/3HAjDZ2)
From Nicaea to Chalcedon Frances Young (https://amzn.to/3gucaiv)