Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Copyright Page / Kyle R. Hughes -- Acknowledgements / Kyle R. Hughes -- Abbreviations and Citations / Kyle R. Hughes -- Introduction / Kyle R. Hughes -- Justin and the Emergence of the Trinitarian Testimony of the Spirit / Kyle R. Hughes -- Irenaeus and the Refinement of the Trinitarian Testimony of the Spirit / Kyle R. Hughes -- Tertullian and the Decline of the Trinitarian Testimony of the Spirit / Kyle R. Hughes -- Conclusion / Kyle R. Hughes -- Back Matter -- Bibliography / Kyle R. Hughes.

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In The Trinitarian Testimony of the Spirit , Kyle R. Hughes offers a new approach to the development of early Christian pneumatology by focusing on how Justin, Irenaeus, and Tertullian linked the Holy Spirit with testimony to the deity and lordship of the Father and the Son. Drawing extensively on recent studies of prosopological exegesis and divine testimony in the ancient world, Hughes demonstrates how these three pre-Nicene Christian writers utilized Scripture and the conventions of ancient rhetoric and exegesis to formulate a highly innovative approach to the Holy Spirit that would contribute to the identification of the Spirit as the third person of the Trinity.

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