Monotheism, Heresy, and the Bible:
Essays on Biblical Unitarianism
Dale Tuggy
What can we learn from how the biblical authors use the words “God” and “Lord”? Is Jesus called “God” in the New Testament, and if so, does that imply that Jesus is God or a divine Person in the Trinity? How exactly can one start with the Bible and derive a truly trinitarian theology? Or can it be shown, as unitarian Christians allege, that any triune-God theology clashes with clear New Testament teachings? What does it mean to call someone a “heretic,” and how should a Bible-oriented Protestant approach the topic of heresy? Are the traditional Incarnation and Trinity doctrines essential to the Gospel? How do the biblical authors think that Jesus and God (aka “the Father) are related to one another? What would it mean to identify Jesus with God? Is Jesus’s divine identity implied by New Testament claims that he fulfilled ancient prophecies that were about Yahweh? Is the Bible consistent with claims that Jesus and the Father are different Persons while being the same God? What is implied by the New Testament teaching that the Father is the Son’s God?
In this collection of previously unpublished essays, analytic theologian Dale Tuggy applies intellectual tools from analytic philosophy such as conceptual analysis, careful definitions, and explicit deductive arguments to problems of New Testament interpretation and Christian theology.
Release Date: May 25, 2026
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Dynamic Monarchanism: The Earliest Christology? [Second Edition]
Thomas E. Gaston
Foreword by Dale Tuggy
Ancient Dynamic Monarchians held that Jesus was a miraculously conceived man who, after his resurrection, ascended to heaven and to divine authority, as opposed to being an eternal divine Person who became human. This book makes an historical argument that far from being a phenomenon that appeared only in isolated cases in the third century, Dynamic Monarchianism was a tradition that existed from the earliest days of Christianity and was part of the Christian mainstream until the emergence of newer Christologies led to it being regarded as heretical.
Thomas Gaston holds a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Oxford, a Masters in the History of Christianity from the University of Birmingham, and a degree in Philosophy from the University of Warwick. He specializes in historical Christology, early Christianity, and biblical interpretation. He is also the author of Historical Issues in the Book of Daniel (Paternoster, 2016) and many articles on Christian theology and history which have appeared in academic journals. Gaston is a member of the Society of Christian Philosophers and is a senior manager at Wiley. He lives in the United Kingdom.
Release Date: November 6, 2023
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An Humble Inquiry into the Scripture-Account of Jesus Christ [Updated Edition]
Thomas Emlyn
with an introduction by Kegan A. Chandler
edited by Dale Tuggy and Kegan A. Chandler
In 1702 the English Presbyterian minister and theologian Thomas Emlyn wrote An Humble Inquiry, a succinct and erudite argument for the subordination of Jesus Christ to God the Father. Because of his unitarian understanding of biblical christology and theology he was expelled by his denomination, and in 1703 he was tried for blasphemy by the state. Sentenced to prison and deprived of his wealth, Emlyn’s persecution by both the state and his fellow Protestants became an exemplar of the need for religious tolerance.
This new Updated Edition makes Emlyn’s potent and controversial eighteenth-century book accessible to twenty-first century readers, and is enhanced by notes, scriptural citations, a complete bibliography of Emlyn’s writings, and a historical introduction.
Release Date: August 15, 2021
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