THEO 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Docetism, Gnosticism, Arianism
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History of debates: doceism and gnosicism: 180 ce. Wanted to separate ot and nt god. Result: father has always been divine: arianism: 250-336 ce. 2 corinthians 11-13- 55 ce: words assigned to persons of the trinity. Holy spirit- fellowship of god: creedal formula (communal formula) Relaionship of the 3 aspects mirror how we should treat eachother. Mathew 28: 16-20 85 ce: bapismal formula. Special way of speaking to iniiate a person into a community. John 14 95 ce: protrinitarian discourse- relaionship of the trinity, john 14:1. I am the way and the truth . If you know me you know the father . No one gets to god, but through me : john 14: 16-17. You know the spirit because he is within you . The spirit is an advocate: all 3 aspects have same ethos and mission. Trinitarian god: augusine if you can fully grasp it, it is not god , doctrine of the trinity came from christology discussion.
