I have undertaken in the next post to describe the fundamental propositions of a new theology to stand in replacement of Trinitarianism and the Hypostatic Union (as well as their various so-called heretical offshoots). The formulation of this theology was necessitated by an unsought-for and unwanted realization of two supremely undesirable situations: firstly, the complete failure of Trinitarianism and the Hypostatic Union to make sense of scriptural text, to properly align with a non-Hellenistic, ancient Jewish world-view, and to maintain rational coherence or consistency, and secondly, the absolute and unassailable position to which this doctrine has been glorified above every essential aspect of Christian faith. In other words, I did not seek from some pedestal of pride and rebellion to cast Trinitarianism down from a worthy place. Rather, having found the pedestal on which Trinitarianism resided so weak and it’s fall so great that it crushed all dependence I had set upon it, I was forced, like a fish thrust out of water, to wriggle and writhe in search of something that could rescue me from devastation. Those who have not similarly been betrayed will, of course, find little reason for replacing their theology with this new one, but it is not my purpose to show the utter frailty of that foundation (I am quite confident that unless the theology remains critically unexamined, it will eventually fail them as well). In the following post, I hope to lay out a new theological position based on historical world-view and scriptural text which, I believe, give better answers and a better theological foundation for the identity and person of Yeshua in terms of YHWH than Trinitarianism and the Hypostatic Union can provide. At some later point in time, I hope to augment this description with the analysis of various textual narratives, which will better show how this new theological position makes better sense of the evidence. But before the evidence can be shown and the texts examined, the idea must be presented.
Proceed to An Introduction To Categoricalism.