Despite the Church’s doctrine holding that the Trinity was three equal entities making one fully divine being, Arius took an alternative view of the subject. Arius asserted that God was the almighty, and therefore his son Jesus was “subordinate to or less than the Father” (Lynch 164). After much theological study and reflection, Arius concluded… Continue reading →
Establishing a collection of authoritative texts became a top priority for second and third century Christians. Proto-Orthodox Christian leaders sought “to state in brief form the consensus of what they regarded as essentials of the teachings of the apostles.” (Lynch 70). One method in which universal doctrine was compiled were in what was known as… Continue reading →
In the immediate years following his death, Jesus was an enormously controversial figure for both Jews and Christians alike. While a plethora of both Christian and non-Christian written sources provided information about Jesus, many of the stories about him were transmitted orally. Not surprisingly, the stories told about Jesus almost always portrayed him in a… Continue reading →
