The trinity Flashcards
What are the Herseys of the trinity?
trinthteism ariainsim sabellionism adoptionism modalism
What is the view of arianism?
the view that the son is not truly equal to god but subordinate. so we can apply this to Moltmann and the view that god must suffer as if Jesus and god are the same, Jesus is suffering “why hath you forsaken me”
What is the view of tritheism?
3 gods, the son is not truly equal to god
there are 3 gods all together, didn’t come through christianity; islam and judaism
What is the view of sabellionisim?
The son is truly divine but not fully human
What is the view of adoptionnism?
The son was not pre existing ut made gods son at baptism
What is modalism?
The persons aren’t different, same modes
What did the councils who are together to talk about the the Hersey of tritheism say about the nature of god?
3 persons in one nature, 3 personaes, one substansia (in latin)
greek- hypostasis (person) ousia (nature). new testament mostly refer in greek
What was Gregory of nazanius analogy of the 3 ouzias in 1- tritheism?
Suggested if we look at gold for instance, we still only call it one but they are all distinct of each other, we can refer this as being the 3 personaes in one ouza
How did bulliavnt adapt Gregory of Nazareth’s analogy?
Think of a gold ring, a gold coin and a golf crucifix. we down say there are many gold. There is one gold in 3 expression. This essentially is the same substance but different forms, same ouzia
one gold- single ouzia, single nature
the gold the ring fully share the same ouzia but they are not the same, different personae (latin) different (hypostasis) greek
What does aranisim do?
Superiors one part of the trinity over the other, he believed the son cant really be god arias suggested the son was subordinate to the father
In terms of ouzia what did arianism belief believe?
The son has a different ouzia to the father this is why he is distinct and subordinate to god
What was bullivants analogy of arianism?
Used the analogy of pinnochio and geptetoo, Jesus is gepetoo Pinocchio is god
Jesus doesn’t have the same ouzia as gepetoo as Pinocchio created him.
Why did Constantine disagree to the view of arinaisim?
He didn’t want a theological division, Constantine emphasised that the father and the son were made out of the same ouzia- the same substance- also can be applied to Sallie mcfague if we said that Jesus wasn’t the same ousiza as god it would mean the Jesus couldn’t save humanity
Why did Christians reject modalism?
They’re all the same- it would seem ridiculous to say god resurrected.
christians believed there must be some plurality rather than modes, there are differences
What is the Filioque?
“and from the son”- the controversy about the relationship of the holy spiritt to god. Does the holy spiritt precede or emirate from the nicene creed