Patripassianism (teaching that the Father suffered on the cross)
E26589
Christological doctrine
early Christian heresy
nontrinitarian doctrine
theological doctrine
view about the Trinity
Patripassianism is a nontrinitarian early Christian theological view that identifies the Father so closely with the Son that it holds the Father Himself suffered and died in Christ’s crucifixion.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christological doctrine
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early Christian heresy → nontrinitarian doctrine → theological doctrine → view about the Trinity → |
| addressesQuestion |
how divine unity relates to the persons of the Trinity
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whether the Father can suffer → |
| affirmsDoctrine |
strict unity of Father and Son
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that the one God suffered in Christ → |
| classifiedAs |
heresy by mainstream Christianity
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| consideredErrorBy |
Eastern Orthodox Church
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Roman Catholic Church → most Protestant traditions → |
| contradicts |
Nicene Trinitarianism
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doctrine of three distinct divine persons → |
| coreClaim |
the Father Himself suffered and died on the cross in Christ’s crucifixion
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the Father is so closely identified with the Son that their suffering is the same event → the Father suffered in the passion of Christ → |
| criticizedFor |
confusing the persons of the Trinity
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implying passibility of the divine nature of the Father → undermining the distinction between Father and Son → |
| deniesDoctrine |
classical doctrine of the impassibility of God the Father
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distinct personal subsistence of Father and Son in the Trinity → |
| focusesOn |
divine suffering in the crucifixion
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relationship between Father and Son → |
| geographicContext |
Roman Empire
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early Christian Church → |
| hasAlternativeName |
Patripassian heresy
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Patripassian teaching → Patripassian view → |
| hasEtymology |
from Latin 'patri' (father) and 'passio' (suffering)
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| historicalCategory |
early Christian doctrinal controversy
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| historicalInfluenceOn |
later Trinitarian controversies
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later discussions of divine impassibility → |
| isFormOf |
Modalistic Monarchianism
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Monarchianism → |
| isRelatedTo |
Modalism
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Nontrinitarianism → Sabellianism → |
| opposedBy |
Hippolytus of Rome
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Tertullian → proto-orthodox Christian theologians → |
| timePeriod |
2nd century
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3rd century → |
| viewOfCrucifixion |
the Father was crucified in the Son
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| viewOfFather |
Father is numerically identical with the Son in the incarnation
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| viewOfSon |
Son is not a distinct person from the Father
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Modalism
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accusedOf |
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Sabellius
("Patripassianism")
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associatedConcept |
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Modalism
("Patripassian Modalism")
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hasSubType |