Arianism

Nicene Christology Controversies, Outcomes, and Application BIBL 111: Intro to Christian History and Thought Noah Disbrow Prof. Mark J. Ackerman 5/2/2018 The understanding of Jesus and his divinity is taken for granted by contemporary Christians today. We have our pastors, different versions of the Bible, and Bible Study Commentaries. Access to at least the Bible was not a luxury of our Early Church Fathers in the fourth and fifth century had within their reach. Thankfully, those 4th and 5th…

Leithart, Peter. Athanasius (Foundations of Theological Exegesis and Christian Spirituality. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2011). Athanasius by Peter J. Leithart is a small, yet not menial, piece of historiography that is pulled out the weave of God’s planned time of His creation for the good of its readers in correlation with the observance of the Nicene Creed and the worldwide interest of the Christian faith itself. Peter J. Leithart is very well equipped man to establish the first contribution of…

In Roman history, there were many leaders treated Christian very bad, they regarded Christian as evil. Because they thought Christian is a threat to their traditional religion and their dominant position. So they started persecute, to frame and even killing Christian. On the basis of Tacitus which is a Rome historian’s record and narrate. Nero deliberately incendiary in Rome city and fabricate it against Christians. Afterwards Galelious did same thing to Christian twice in fifteen days. It…

Early Germania Germania was first established in 500 BC by the Celts. By 200 BC a large group of tribes called Teutons invaded and took over Germany. As civilization progressed, Germania began to develop a series of tribes; the Barvarins, Franks, Goths, and the Saxons, who lived very barbaric lifestyles. By 50 BC, the German tribes begun to have frequent battles with the Romans; after several battles, the Germans started to seize control over the German territory. Eventually Germania…

In 325 Constantine called the first ecumenical council, the council of Nicaea, and presided as judge on the issue of the trinity . On one side we had Arius, who argued Arianism, or that Jesus was subservient to God the father, having been allegedly been created by the father. On the other side, we had Athanasius of Alexandria arguing that Jesus and the Father were equals, created at the same time, and never existing without…

Constantine is one of the most powerful men in Rome, he became the emperor in 306. His conversion to Christianity had a huge impact on the Church and the religion itself. Constantine had a vision right before Milvian Bridge battle. He and his army saw a cross of light in the sky above the sun with words that are in Greek. The words were In hoc signo vinces, which translates to In this sign conquer. Later that night, Constantine had a dream, he saw Christ, who had a message for him. Christ told…

differences in teaching would also undermine his credibility. Due to the increased significance of Christianity, the Roman Empire was becoming more involved in religion. In 325 CE, Constantine organized a meeting, the council of Nicea. During the meeting, Arianism, which stated that Jesus was a creation of God and…

The emperor promoted and favored Christians in government jobs and he restored Christian property that had been lost during the prosecutions of Christians. Emperor Theodosius I held the Second Ecumenical Council of the Church in 381which fought Arianism, a religious doctrine that says Jesus Christ (son) was inferior to God. Their counter…

The Catholics believed in the trinity; however, another religion, Arianism, rejected the Trinity. They believed that Jesus had beginning and an end therefore he is not God. This debate caused an immeasurable amount of tension between both parties. To dilute some of the tension, Theodoric built both Arian (St. Apollinare)…

basilicas and building projects were put in motion around Rome and in the creating of the 'Holy Land '. Constantine also played a great role in the fundamentals of the Nicene Creed, a definition of what it means to be Christian, and the disapproval of Arianism. In addition, although the emperor tolerated certain pagan religious practices, pagan sacrifices were forbidden, temple treasuries seized, gladiatorial contests ended, crucifixions abolished and laws enacted against sexual immorality and…