Rodrick K. Durst
gives a marvelous gift to the Body of Christ, the Church. In his book
he explores the triadic patterns of the Trinity in the New Testament.
Dr. Durst took up the challenge to explore the meaning of the
varieties of triadic orders presented in scripture. There are six
possible combinations of Father Son and Spirit. Dr. Durst identifies
seventy-five places in the New Testament where they are discernible
and notes the context of each order and it’s implications.
In Part 1:
Considering Four Key Questions, Durst discusses things like why does
the Trinity matter? Where did the Trinity come from? Was the Trinity
in the minds of the New Testament writers? As well as a very good
chapter on the development of ideas about the Trinity throughout
history.
The heart of the
book is Part 2: The Contextual Question and the Trinitarian Matrix.
Divided into six chapters each addressing one of the possible triadic
orders. Those chapters are as follows:
Chapter 5: The
Sending Triad: Father Son Spirit as the Missional Order
Chapter 6: The
Saving Triad: Son Spirit Father as the Regenerative Order
Chapter 7: The
Indwelling Triad: Son Father Spirit as the Christological Witness
Order
Chapter 8: The
Standing Triad: Spirit Father Son as the Sanctifying Order
Chapter 9: The
Shaping Triad: Father Spirit Son as the Spiritual Formation Order
Chapter 10: The
Uniting Triad: Spirit Son Father as the Ecclesial Order
This book will help
anyone who desires to better understand the Trinity doctrinally as
well as practical applications for living a fuller Trinitarian
experience as a Christian believer. The book is scholarly but not
written in a way that would keep non-specialists from gaining much
benefit. The ample footnotes, very useful appendices, and
bibliography are welcome resources. Each chapter has discussion
questions and Part 2 in addition has what Dr. Durst calls sermon
starters. To me they seem to be meditative synopsis with practical
applications. Excellent work in my opinion.
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