Historical development of the Trinity

Question 1

42. Post-Apostolic Age (90-140 AD)

Answer 1

Language much like the NT

Question 2

43. Greek Apologists (130-180 AD)

Answer 2

Jesus is not coequal with the Father and the Spirit is even a lesser rank

Question 3

44. Old Catholic Age (170-325 AD)

Answer 3

They coined the term Trinity. The ideas of one God in three persons were still circulating through some still said two.

Question 4

45. The Council of Nicea (325- AD)

Answer 4

Finally the Son is eternal but the Spirit isn’t seen as a person fully yet.

Question 5

41. The Council of Constantinople (381 AD)

Answer 5

Finally a fully developed doctrine of the Trinity