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Is there any common ground between the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament when it comes to understanding the nature of God as plural, yet a unity? Author John B. Metzger is well aware that on one hand, the Jewish people have little historical and theological incentive to personally investigate the Christian ""Jesus""; and on the other hand, Christians lack clear perception that God's program for reaching the world is through the Jewish people. Judaism completely rejects with every ounce of strength the whole idea that God is a plurality and that the Messiah could be God. I also know that few Christians appreciate the evangelistic possibilities that would quite naturally open up if God's Oneness and plurality (tri-unity) could be proven from the Hebrew Scriptures alone, without the aid of the New Testament. Therefore, I engaged in a two-year study of the primary question, ""Does the Old Testament clearly teach both monotheism and plurality, or is that combination found only in the New Testament? This volume is an extension of my findings regarding that intensely-researched question.

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John Metzger has produced a very careful, exegetical study...giving a strong case for the tri-unity of God in the Old Testament....This is a much-needed tool to correct and inform the dialogue between Christians and Jewish people as well as for Christians to understand better their own doctrine of the Trinity. -- Walter Kaiser, Former President, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary John Metzger's treatment of the indivisibility and the plurality of God and the Hebrew names of God in this study are all convincing....God has given ample evidences of His unity as well as His plurality. God is one God, and yet there is a tri-unity....The importance of this critical study cannot be separated from the eternal destiny of Jewish souls. -- Peter W. Teague, President of Lancaster Bible College and Graduate School It is impossible to do Jewish ministries using only the New Testament. One must have an excellent knowledge of the tri-unity of God in the Old Testament, Messianic prophecies of the First Coming of the Messiah and be able to answer Jewish objections on issues such as the virgin birth and the God/man concept, among other issues, while using only the Old Testament. After all, when the Apostles proclaimed the Messiahship of Jesus from ""the Scriptures,"" it meant from the Old Testament, since the New Testament had not yet been written....Highly recommended. -- Dr. Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Founder and Director of Ariel Ministries This is an excellent work on the tri-unity of God which will help every Christian become more effective in his or her witness. This book uncovers the large body of evidence that God has given to us in the Hebrew Scriptures regarding the nature of His Person. An exceptionally well-informed and useful study! -- Les Lofquist, Former Executive Director of IFCA Int'l, currently Assistant Professor of Practical Theology at Shepherds Theological Seminary in Cary, NC

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