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.
Statements (45)
| 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
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Second Sirmian formula of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCouncil | Council of Antioch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | not accepted as ecumenical standard ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| christologicalPosition |
anti-Nicene
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non-Nicene ⓘ |
| controversy | Arianism vs. Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ |
| date | 341 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | bishops assembled at Antioch in 341 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
rejection of homoousios terminology
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Council of Antioch (341)