
449: "Is the Doctrine of the Trinity Taught in the Bible?" - Debate with Dr. George Antonios vs. Dr. Dustin Smith
The Biblical Unitarian PodcastShow Notes
On August 29, 2026, Dr. George Antonios (affirmative) debated Dr. Dustin R. Smith (denying) on the topic "Is the Doctrine of the Trinity Taught in the Bible?" This was a respectful and cordial debate, resulting in the conclusion that, no, the doctrine is not explicitly taught by the biblical authors. BIODustin R. Smith, PhD, is a New Testament scholar at Spartanburg Methodist College. His research interests include early Christian unitarianism, high human christology, the Gospel of John, 1–3 John, and the Book of Revelation. LATEST PUBLICATIONSA Systematic Theology of the Early Church: https://amzn.to/47jldOcWisdom Christology in the Gospel of John: https://amzn.to/3JBflHb The Son of God: Three Views of the Identity of Jesus: https://amzn.to/43DPYeyAI Critical New Testament with over 7,000 Textual Variants: https://amzn.to/4oLrTKX DONATE (thank you)https://www.paypal.me/10mintruthtalks Become a member of this YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG5H6oqEnhFjdUryhDOYSvQ/join MERCHhttps://biblicalunitarianpodcast-shop.fourthwall.com/ SOCIALShttps://Instagram.com/biblicalunitarianpodcasthttps://twitter.com/OneGodPodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@biblicalunitarianpodcast BUSINESS INQUIRIES Email: [email protected]
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