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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Noetianism canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| 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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