The Shadow of the Almighty: Father, Son, and Spirit in Biblical Perspective (Biblia.com)

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The Shadow of the Almighty introduces readers to the nature of God by exploring the biblical references to God as “Father,” “Son,” and “Holy Spirit.” This fruitful approach offers fresh insight into the meaning of the biblical language used for God, giving readers the background necessary for properly understanding the trinitarian perspective of the New Testament and of the Christian faith....

the gods” (ANET 385–86). In Egypt Amun Re is also called the Father of the gods (ANET 365). This contrast has suggested to W. A. Van Gemeren that “Israel was surrounded by nations who held to a mythological understanding of a relationship between the worlds of the gods and men. In this context the writers of the OT cautiously referred to Yahweh as ‘Father’; Yahweh is not El the father of ‘the gods’. He is not Baal, the god of fertility. Yahweh is the Creator of everything and is sovereign (Lord,

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