A very good article on theosis/deification was brought to my attention:
David Burnett, "So Shall Your Seed Be": Paul's Use of Genesis 15:5 in Romans 4:18 in Light of Early Jewish Deification Traditions, Journal for the Study of Paul and his Letters vol. 5, No. 2 (Fall, 2015), pp. 211-36
I know some of the more unscholarly anti-LDS will cause a fuss that a Latter-day Saint would plug/reference in favour of theosis an article by a non-LDS. To see a beat down of one such critic, see:
Is it problematic to cite Joseph Fitzmyer?
David Burnett, "So Shall Your Seed Be": Paul's Use of Genesis 15:5 in Romans 4:18 in Light of Early Jewish Deification Traditions, Journal for the Study of Paul and his Letters vol. 5, No. 2 (Fall, 2015), pp. 211-36
I know some of the more unscholarly anti-LDS will cause a fuss that a Latter-day Saint would plug/reference in favour of theosis an article by a non-LDS. To see a beat down of one such critic, see:
Is it problematic to cite Joseph Fitzmyer?
