02703nam a2200421Ka 4500 ocn776905462 OCoLC 20200709055449.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 120215s2011 enk ob 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781139224550 (electronic bk.) 1139224557 (electronic bk.) 9781107013308 1107013305 (OCoLC)776905462 416673 (N$T) BT109 .H56 2011eb REL 067000 bisacsh 231/.044 23 N$TA Hillar, Marian. From logos to trinity [electronic resource] : the evolution of religious beliefs from Pythagoras to Tertullian / Marian Hillar. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource. "This book presents a critical evaluation of the doctrine of the Trinity, tracing its development and investigating the intellectual, philosophical, and theological background that shaped this influential doctrine of Christianity. Despite the centrality of Trinitarian thought to Christianity, and its importance as one of the fundamental tenets that differentiates Christianity from Judaism and Islam, the doctrine is not fully formulated in the canon of Christian scriptural texts. Instead, it evolved through the conflation of selective pieces of scripture with the philosophical and religious ideas of ancient Hellenistic milieu. Marian Hillar analyzes the development of Trinitarian thought during the formative years of Christianity from its roots in ancient Greek philosophical concepts and religious thinking in the Mediterranean region. He identifies several important sources of Trinitarian thought heretofore largely ignored by scholars, including the Greek middle-Platonic philosophical writings of Numenius and Egyptian metaphysical writings and monuments representing divinity as a triune entity"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. Trinity History of doctrines. RELIGION / Theology. bisacsh RELIGION / Christian Theology / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Hillar, Marian. From logos to trinity. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107013308 (DLC) 2011019698 (OCoLC)726695800 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=416673 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 50886 50886