Noetianism

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Noetianism was an early Christian theological doctrine associated with the heretic Noetus that taught a form of modalistic monarchianism, identifying the Father and the Son as one and the same person.

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Noetianism canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological doctrine
heresy
modalistic monarchianism
accusation teaching that the Father suffered in the flesh
associatedPerson Noetus of Smyrna NERFINISHED
christologicalView denial of personal distinction between Father and Son
churchResponse disciplinary action against Noetus and his followers
classification form of modalism
form of monarchianism
condemnedAs heresy
contrastsWith doctrine of three distinct divine persons in one essence
coreTeaching God is a single divine person who appears in different modes
the Father and the Son are one and the same person
distinguishingFeature emphasis on the unity of the divine monarch to the exclusion of personal distinctions
doctrinalConsequence denial of eternal personal distinction between Father and Son
emphasis absolute numerical unity of God
geographicalContext Asia Minor NERFINISHED
Smyrna NERFINISHED
historicalCentury 3rd century
historicalPeriod early Christianity NERFINISHED
influenceOnDebates contributed to early Trinitarian controversies
languageUsedByOpponents Patripassian heresy
monarchianType modalistic monarchianism
namedAfter Noetus of Smyrna NERFINISHED
opposedBy Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED
early Catholic Church authorities
opposedDoctrine Trinitarianism
primarySourceForDoctrine Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum" NERFINISHED
relatedMovement Patripassianism NERFINISHED
Sabellianism NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalInterpretationStyle strongly unitarian reading of divine unity
statusInOrthodoxy rejected by mainstream Christian doctrine
theologicalPositionOn Trinity NERFINISHED
relationship between Father and Son
viewedByOpponentsAs confusing the persons of the Trinity
viewOfFather the Father is identical with Christ NERFINISHED
viewOfHolySpirit often implied as another mode of the one God
viewOfIncarnation the incarnate Christ is the Father himself manifested in flesh
viewOfSon the Son is the same person as the Father

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Saint Hippolytus combatedHeresy Noetianism