David Bernard´s book on oneness

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by mfblume

I have it and always thought it was an excellent book on the issue!

I have also enjoyed the book, ever since the first edition had come out.

Some of the criticisms about "Nestorianism" probably have more to do with the way Bernard phrases some things rather than with any "errant" beliefs he holds himself. Perhaps a newer edition is due, DKB?

The whole issue involving the "union" and the "distinctions" between Christ's human and divine natures has always been a problem area for the church. In fact, Nestorius of Constantinople was heavily criticized for not calling the Virgin Mary "Theotokos" or "God bearing." Nestorius didn't feel that the son born to Mary was "the divine nature" that Christ possessed.

This is actually something that most Oneness people also believe, though the Oneness camp doesn't go to quite the lengths Nestorius went to to establish this premise.

Still, overall, Bernard's work remains perhaps the best and most preferred published work on this subject.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by pelathais

I have also enjoyed the book, ever since the first edition had come out.

Some of the criticisms about "Nestorianism" probably have more to do with the way Bernard phrases some things rather than with any "errant" beliefs he holds himself. Perhaps a newer edition is due, DKB?

The whole issue involving the "union" and the "distinctions" between Christ's human and divine natures has always been a problem area for the church. In fact, Nestorius of Constantinople was heavily criticized for not calling the Virgin Mary "Theotokos" or "God bearing." Nestorius didn't feel that the son born to Mary was "the divine nature" that Christ possessed.

This is actually something that most Oneness people also believe, though the Oneness camp doesn't go to quite the lengths Nestorius went to to establish this premise.

Still, overall, Bernard's work remains perhaps the best and most preferred published work on this subject.

Yes absolutely. It needs to be redone

Nestorius's major problem was attributing personhood to each nature within Christ, so that he essentially had 4 persons (he was a Trinitarian). Though I've heard this was actually a mistake and he denied having such a view (as would DKB)