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> much more well laid out in classical theologians (Aquinas, etc) And what's more, while God as Ipsum Esse Subsistens is a conclusion we can arrive at philosop
by lo_zamoyski 3y ago
> much more well laid out in classical theologians (Aquinas, etc)
And what's more, while God as Ipsum Esse Subsistens is a conclusion we can arrive at philosophically (and thus unaided reason with no appeals made to revealed knowledge), we also find Scriptural antecedents, such as Exodus 3:14 (where God gives his "name" to Moses as "I Am"; God is not this god, or that god, but is).
> It is as rewarding as it is dense and gave me the bridge between "old" and "new" philosophy/theology that I find lacking in many moderns.
You might find Betz's recent book[0] interesting.
[0] https://stpaulcenter.com/product/christ-the-logos-of-creation-an-essay-in-analogical-metaphysics/ https://stpaulcenter.com/product/christ-the-logos-of-creatio...
- knightoffaith 3y agoIs there good reason to believe that this is what is really meant by "I am who I am" and isn't just Christians reading philosophical ideas back into the OT? (I ask this actually because I remember Ratzinger raising this possible objection in Introduction to Christianity (some of which I read long ago, though I don't have the text with me anymore), presumably to rebut it, though I don't remember his rebuttal.)