Jan 20, 2015 · Arius probably quoted the following: Revelation 3:14: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God. Psalm 8:5–6: thou madest Him Proverbs 8:22–2...

Jan 21, 2023 · Rowan Williams, in his 2001 book on Arius, also stated: "From very early on, there were those who saw Origen as the ultimate source of Arius' heresy" (RW, 131). Questions: On what specific doctrines did Origen and Arius agree and on which doctrines did they not agree? Considering these, may we describe Arius as an Originist?

Jan 19, 2023 · Where did Arius learn his theology? Did he rely on specific theologians that wrote before him? Origen? Clement of Alexandria? Lucian of Antioch? Were his ideas based on the Bible or on Greek philos...

Mar 2, 2023 · Arius' death was it miraculous or was he poisoned? Arius died in 336, at Constantinople of some gory intestinal disorder. Some believe that his death corresponded to the prayers of the Patriarch of

Jan 1, 2022 · Setting the scene: Arius was born circa 270 A.D. and died in 336. The first Council of Nicea was in 325, producing The Nicene Creed. At it, Eusebius of Nicomedia spoke for Arius, as Arius was not a bishop. Eusebius was.

Introduction Arius believed that Jesus was a creature, a created god. What did he write about John 1:1? Or if there is no such extant manuscript, how would he interpreted ''the Word was God'' in J...

Feb 28, 2023 · Arius wrote that the Son was “begotten timelessly by the Father … before aeons … begotten timelessly before everything” (Letter to Alexander – See RPC Hanson, The Search, page 8). But Alexander of Alexandria stated that Arius also wrote that “there was a time when he did not exist” (RPC Hanson, The Search, page 16).

Mar 17, 2023 · Arius is important because his views stimulated a controversy that brought about the first Ecumenical Council, involved the Roman Emperor in church policy for the first time, and began a see-saw battle between Arian and Orthodox parties that lasted well after his death. In terms of his leadership, sources are not in agreement, but it seems he held considerable sway among the populace and ...

1 Arius' letter to Eusebius of Nicomedia, NPNF II:3:41. 2 ' [The Son] being begotten apart from time before all things.' NPNF II,4:458. 3 Ante Nicene refer to before the Council of Nicaea in 325. They're early Church fathers who are venerated in the 24 sui juris Catholic churches, 16 canonical Eastern Orthodox churches, 6 canonical Oriental Orthodox churches, and Church of …

Jan 29, 2020 · Did Athanasius and the Nicene Fathers, in their condemnation of Arius, draw the conclusion that the personage which Arius is actually describing (and whom he, presumably, worshipped) is really the ...