Bill Schlegel | Genesis 1:26 "Let us make man" is NOT Evidence for the Trinity #trinity #walkaway #bible @billschlegel1 | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
Some Trinitarians claim that God’s statement “Let us make man” in Genesis 1:26 is evidence for a tri-personal god. But those who make this claim are not keeping up with Trinitarian scholarship.
For instance, here’s the scholarly, evangelical Word Biblical Commentary: “Christians have traditionally seen this verse as adumbrating the Trinity. It is now universally admitted that this was not what the plural meant to the original author.” (Wenham, G. J. Genesis 1-15, Vol. 1, p. 27. Dallas: Word Incorporated, 1987).
“It is now universally admitted” is very strong language. If you are a Trinitarian and believe that Genesis 1:26 is evidence of a multi-person god, you should investigate why conservative Trinitarian scholars don’t think so. For more information, see the discussion linked below called: “’Let us make man...’ Is Genesis 1:26 Evidence that God is a Trinity?”
Scholars of the conservative evangelical NET Bible note on Genesis 1:26: “The plural form of the verb has been the subject of much discussion through the years…Many Christian theologians interpret it as an early hint of plurality within the Godhead, but this view imposes later trinitarian concepts on the ancient text… In its ancient Israelite context the plural is most naturally understood as referring to God and his heavenly court".
Other examples where God speaks to his heavenly court are Genesis 3:22, 11:7, 1 Kings 22:19–22; Job 1:6–12; 2:1–6; Isaiah 6:1–8.
“Let us Make Man in Our Image: Is Genesis 1:26 Evidence that God is a Trinity?”
Text: landandbible.blogspot.com/2020/09/is-genesis-126-evidence-that-god-is.html
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=spJQzioMDNY
Some Trinitarians claim that God’s statement “Let us make man” in Genesis 1:26 is evidence for a tri-personal god. But those who make this claim are not keeping up with Trinitarian scholarship.
For instance, here’s the scholarly, evangelical Word Biblical Commentary: “Christians have traditionally seen this verse as adumbrating the Trinity. It is now universally admitted that this was not what the plural meant to the original author.” (Wenham, G. J. Genesis 1-15, Vol. 1, p. 27. Dallas: Word Incorporated, 1987).
“It is now universally admitted” is very strong language. If you are a Trinitarian and believe that Genesis 1:26 is evidence of a multi-person god, you should investigate why conservative Trinitarian scholars don’t think so. For more information, see the discussion linked below called: “’Let us make man...’ Is Genesis 1:26 Evidence that God is a Trinity?”
Scholars of the conservative evangelical NET Bible note on Genesis 1:26: “The plural form of the verb has been the subject of much discussion through the years…Many Christian theologians interpret it as an early hint of plurality within the Godhead, but this view imposes later trinitarian concepts on the ancient text… In its ancient Israelite context the plural is most naturally understood as referring to God and his heavenly court".
Other examples where God speaks to his heavenly court are Genesis 3:22, 11:7, 1 Kings 22:19–22; Job 1:6–12; 2:1–6; Isaiah 6:1–8.
“Let us Make Man in Our Image: Is Genesis 1:26 Evidence that God is a Trinity?”
Text: landandbible.blogspot.com/2020/09/is-genesis-126-evidence-that-god-is.html
Audio: youtube.com/watch?v=spJQzioMDNY
