week 2: historical survey I-II Flashcards
Christ is a mere man; adopted by God at his baptism.
Adoptionism
who founded adoptionism?
Cerinthus/the Ebionites
Adoptionism spreads and becomes more well developed and well spread into the 3rd century and __________ becomes a central figure at this time
Paul of Samosata
what does Unitarianism refer to?
denies the Trinity of Persons, holds that there not 3 persons in the 1 God
what does Tritheism refer to?
holds that there are 3 distinct Persons in the Trinity, but holds they are not united
what are two types of Trinitarian heresies?
Unitarianism and Tritheism
What did Paul of Samosata mean when he used the word Homoousios?
“of the same person”
what did Nicea mean when using the word Homoousious?
“of the same substance”, this is how the Church refers to homoousious
Paul of Samosata transmit his view on subordinationism to _____ (who is teacher of ____)
Lucian, Arius
due to ________, the word _____ was prohibited
Paul of Samosata’s misuse and misleadings, homoousious
the prohibition of homoousios to mean _____________ still exists today
of the same person
heresy wherein Word is another name for the Father who becomes the Son by the Incarnation and suffers for mankind
patripassionism
Sabellianism has its roots in _________
patripassionism
God is one person, Father/Son/HS are three ways that God expresses Himself in the economy of human salvation
Sabellianism
Denial of any distinction in God and asserted that in God there is only one hypostasis and three masks/roles/modes
Modalism (includes Patripassionism/Sabellianism)
What did Origen teach?
1) 3 hypostases (aka 3 individuals) (good)
2) eternal generation of the Son (good)
3) homoousios (good)
4) hierarchy, inequality in Trinity (not good)
Jesus (is/is not) a creature
is NOT
Jesus was __________
begotten, not made
unity of substance, trinity of Persons is the terminology asserted by _______
Tertullian
What did Arius teach?
a) God’s substance = incommunicable.
b) The Word = an intermediary
c) The Word = created; “begotten” means “adopted”
d) The Holy Spirit is the first creature created by the Word.