The promised helper: a commentary on the pneumatology of Novatian's De Trinitate

Abstract

This thesis is a detailed commentary on Novatian’s chapter 29, where he discusses the Holy Spirit in his work on the Trinity. Chapter 1 of this thesis briefly introduces the reader to the early fathers’ understanding on the Holy Spirit, and chapter 2 introduces the reader to Novatian specifically. Chapter 3 of this thesis is a detailed commentary on chapter 29, which is dedicated specifically to the Holy Spirit. The final chapter of this thesis examines the concepts discussed in chapter 3 with the intention of showing Novatian’s work to be the height of pre-Nicene pneumatology.