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....

human beings and in particular God’s own people, the Father language quite naturally comes into play. Yet as W. Brueggemann stresses, the Father imagery does not likely suggest a biological begetting, here or elsewhere in the Hebrew Scriptures.1 This same sort of idea of father comes into play in Is. 45:9–11. A father is like a potter who has the right to shape his children and their actions as he wishes, without giving an account of these actions. So also Yahweh the creator of a people has the right

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