Chapter 2 church history Flashcards
What was the title of Constantine
Pontifex Maximus
What year was the edict of Milan
312
What does pontifex Maximus mean
The greatest bridge builder between human and divine
Where did the political center of the Holy Roman Empire move from to where
From Rome to Constantinople - present day Istanbul
Adoptionism
Jesus is an ordinary human, God confers power
Apollianariasm
Jesus adopts a human body and a divine mind
Arianism
Jesus was created, not divine
Nestorianaism
The human Christ and the divine son are two persons
Monophysitism
Two natures before incarnation, one after. One nature -> divine
Who did arianism
Arius, priest from Alexandria
Arianism
- son was not eternal ,created from nothingness
- not God by nature
- neither creator nor redeemer
What year was council of Nicaea
325 ad
How many bishops at council of Nicaea
250-318
Descion at council of Nicaea
All but two bishops voted against arianism
Who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire
Emperor theodosius, 380 AD
- western Roman Empire