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John Behr provides a series of original, comprehensive, and insightful sketches of theology of the key protagonists of the Nicene faith in the fourth century. Part one, “True God of True God,” begins with a reflection on the nature of Christian theology—challenging common presuppositions—and an analysis and survey of the fourth century controversies. He follows with studies of Alexander, Arius,...

signify, except a Son? And so all things partake (μετέχει τὰ πάντα) of the Son himself according to the grace of the Spirit coming from him. From this it is clear that the Son himself partakes of nothing, but that-which-is-partaken from the Father is the Son (τὸ δὲ ἐκ τοῦ πατρὸς μετεχόμενον τοῦτο ἔστιν ὁ υἱός). For, as partaking of the Son himself, we are said to partake of God, and this is what Peter said, “that you may be partakers of the divine nature” [2 Pet 1:4]; as the Apostle
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