Planned — proposed scope, not yet researched or reviewed. The thesis and outline below describe what this study intends to examine. They are not findings and carry no evidence rating yet.

Study 14 · advanced · Heb · 2Cor

Hypostasis: Substance, Assurance, and Reality

From Hebrews to Nicaea and the Reformers

Proposed: a reception history of hypostasis from LXX and NT through the Nicene settlement, Latin substantia, medieval and Reformation readings of Heb 11:1.

Proposed outline

LXX usage
Heb 1:3; 3:14; 11:1; 2 Cor 9:4; 11:17
Nicaea and the Cappadocians (ousia vs. hypostasis)
Latin substantia and Aquinas
Luther, Calvin and “assurance”

Key passages

Categories: Language Studies, Theology, Church History

Series: Reality, Faith, Boldness & Righteousness

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