
Ep. 119 Chris Tilling on Paul's Trinitarian Theology as Articulated in His Own Terms and Context
Grace Saves All: Christianity and Universal Salvation
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The Holy Spirit and the Godness of God for Paul
Hoth is a definite article in Greek, and then Thayos is the Greek word for God. So Hothaios could just be an elevated spiritual being? Yes, that's right. And so we need to recognize that the language for a Jew was much more flexible. Jesus Christ is included in what counts as the Godness of God. The Holy Spirit mediates and actualizes both the God and Christ relations for Paul. These three theses are present in an interrelated way in almost every chapter Paul wrote.
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