Against Noetus

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Against Noetus is an early Christian theological treatise, traditionally attributed to Hippolytus of Rome, that critiques the modalist views of the theologian Noetus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian apologetic work
early Christian theological treatise
patristic text
addresses teachings of Noetus and his followers
affirmsDoctrineOf distinction of persons in the Godhead
incarnation of the Logos
pre-existence of the Logos
aimsToRefute identification of the Father and the Son as one and the same person
approximateDate c. 200–235
arguesThat the Father and the Son are distinct yet united in the one Godhead
associatedWith Hippolytan corpus NERFINISHED
Roman Christian community
author Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED
circulatedIn early Christian communities of the Roman Empire
citedBy later patristic authors
critiques modalism
patripassianism NERFINISHED
emphasizes immutability of the Father
real suffering of Christ in the flesh
field patristic theology
genre polemical treatise
theological discourse
historicalContext controversies over the nature of the Trinity in the early Church
includedIn collections of works attributed to Hippolytus
influencedBy Johannine theology NERFINISHED
earlier anti-modalist traditions
language Greek
opposesDoctrineOf Noetus of Smyrna NERFINISHED
partOf early Christian anti-heretical literature
placeInTradition early Trinitarian theology
preservedIn patristic manuscript tradition
presupposes rule of faith of the early Church
relatedWorkOfAuthor Refutation of All Heresies NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
studiedIn Trinitarian studies
historical theology
patristics
survivesAs fragmentary text in some manuscripts
theologicalOrientation anti-modalist
theologicalPosition subordinationist elements regarding the Son
timePeriod early 3rd century
topic Christology
doctrine of the Trinity
nature of God
relationship between Father and Son
traditionalAttribution Hippolytus of Rome NERFINISHED
usesConcept Logos theology

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Hippolytus’ work "Contra Noetum" alternativeName Against Noetus
subject surface form: Contra Noetum