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Paper on the Logical Problem of the Trinity
Here is an interesting paper I am working on reading about the logical problem of the trinity. I was hoping if anyone else is interested in reading this https://philpapers.org/archive/BRATLP-3.pdf
Conciliar Trinitariansim
I've been doing a deep dive into Joshua Sijuwade's model of the Trinity lately, reading up on people like Dr. Beau Branson, Dr. Joshua himself, and even people like Dr. Donald L. M. Baxter to get a better idea of what aspects are, what tropes are, and what it means for something to be numerically identical, yet qualitatively distinct. However, I feel as if there is one place in scripture that does not seem to fit within the "nominal" vs "predicative" God distinction that Sijuwade offers. It could just be that I am unaware of the solution to this passage of scripture, or that I have been interpreting it incorrectly, but if you guys could comment and help me understand this apparent inconsistency, it would help out a lot! Because other than this verse, I feel Sijuwade's model is VERY consistent and makes a lot of sense; in fact, I'm even making a video series on YT of my position of the Trinity utilizing a LOT of Sijuwade's work, and my own personal research as well! Exodus 3:14 God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.” He said further, “Thus you shall say to the Israelites, ‘I AM has sent me to you.’” The Character of "God" here, or אֱלֹהִים֙, is identified as "the Angel of Yahweh" according to Exodus 3:2-4. The Character of "The Angel of Yahweh", or more properly understood as "The Messenger (מַלְאַ֨ךְ) of Yahweh", is consistently understood throughout Scripture to be a Christophany (a pre-incarnate appearance of the person of the Son). Most notably, it is actually in reference to Exodus 3:14 itself, where, in light of the NT passage John 8:58, Christ identifies HIMSELF with the divine name, by saying: "Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.” According to biblical scholars like Raymond E. Brown, the use of "ἐγὼ εἰμί" in this passage is absolute, not predicative, meaning that this "I AM" statement isn't predicated to a specific person in the text. "(1) The absolute use with no predicate. Thus, viii 24: "Unless you come to believe that I AM, you will surely die in your sins."
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