Textbook of Christian Dogmatics Presented in its Historical Development

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Contents.

Chapter One.

I. The Idea of God according to His absolute independence. This refers to God’s existence in and of Himself, independent of the created universe.

A. Names of God. § 73.
B. Unity of God. § 74.
C. Concerning the Angels. § 75–77.
D. Jehovah the highest God. § 78.
E. Jehovah’s spirituality. § 79, 80. Spirituality: (German: Geistigkeit) In this context, the quality of being immaterial or pure spirit, rather than having a physical body.
F. Holiness of God. § 81.

II. The Idea of God according to His relationship to the world.

G. Creation of the world. § 82, 83.
H. Preservation of the world. § 84.
I. Governance of the world. § 85, 86. This encompasses the concept of Divine Providence, or how God directs the course of history.

III. The Idea of God according to His relationship to nature.

K. Spirit of God. § 87.

IV. Trinity. § 88. The inclusion of the "Trinity" in a section on the Old Testament suggests the author is exploring early precursors or "hints" of the Christian Triune God within Hebrew scripture.

Chapter Two.

A. Immortality and Pre-existence. § 89–91. Pre-existence: The belief that the human soul existed before the body was conceived or born.
B. Spiritual dignity. § 92, 93.

Appendix.

Aesthetic content. § 94. The "aesthetic content" likely refers to the poetic or artistic value of the religious ideas presented in the preceding chapters.