Council of Nicaea

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The first Council of Nicaea (Council I) was convened in 325 AD. It condemned Christian heresies that denied the divinity of Jesus Christ, especially Arianism. The Council affirmed that Jesus was the Son of God. The Council issued the Nicene Creed, which codified the theological understanding of the Holy Trinity and remains the unified statement of faith of all Christians to this day.

The Council was presided over by Constantine, who is said to have coined the term homousis, the current language in the Nicene Creed describing Jesus as "of the same substance" as the father. Constantine's influence, though, is debated and some claim that his role was exaggerated by panegyric writers, especially Eusebius of Caesarea.[1]

The Council of Nicaea also canonized the current Bible and removed all other books of the Bible it deemed heretical, including the Gospel of Thomas and other Gnostic Gospels.

References

  1. ↑ Michael Maas, "Readings in Late Antiquity"
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