Second Creed of Antioch

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The Second Creed of Antioch is a 4th-century Christian doctrinal statement formulated at the Council of Antioch in 341 as an alternative to the Nicene Creed in the Arian controversy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Christian text
Christian creed
doctrinal statement
affirms the Father as the one God
the Holy Spirit NERFINISHED
the Son as begotten of the Father
the divinity of the Son in non-Nicene terms
alsoKnownAs Second Formula of Antioch NERFINISHED
Second Sirmian formula of Antioch NERFINISHED
associatedCouncil Council of Antioch NERFINISHED
canonicalStatus not accepted as ecumenical standard
century 4th century
christologicalPosition anti-Nicene
non-Nicene
controversy Arianism vs. Nicene orthodoxy
date 341
draftedBy bishops assembled at Antioch in 341
emphasizes rejection of homoousios terminology
subordinationist Christology
formulatedAt Council of Antioch (341) NERFINISHED
hasGenre creedal formula
historicalPeriod post-Nicene Arian controversy
historicalSignificance illustrates diversity of 4th-century Trinitarian formulations
influenced subsequent non-Nicene creeds in the 4th century
influencedBy Arian theology
language Greek
numberInSeries second creed of Antioch NERFINISHED
opposedBy pro-Nicene theologians
opposedTo Nicene Creed (325) NERFINISHED
opposesDoctrine homoousios (consubstantial) language of Nicaea
placeOfOrigin Antioch NERFINISHED
precedes later semi-Arian formulas
purpose to provide an alternative to the Nicene Creed
region Eastern Roman Empire NERFINISHED
relatedDocument First Creed of Antioch NERFINISHED
Fourth Creed of Antioch NERFINISHED
Third Creed of Antioch NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
status historical creed
subject Christology
Trinitarian doctrine
textType conciliar formula of faith
theologicalContext Arian controversy NERFINISHED
transmittedIn patristic collections of conciliar documents
usedBy Eastern bishops sympathetic to Arian or semi-Arian positions

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Council of Antioch issuedDocument Second Creed of Antioch
subject surface form: Council of Antioch (341)