THEO 206 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Nestorius, Binitarianism, Arianism
31 Mar 2016
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Ancient gods: canaan and babylonian gods, ancient and near eastern divinities mentioned in the hebrew bible and rejected by monotheistic jews in favor of yahweh: i. ii. The marduks and tiamaths of babylonia: greco roman god, zeus jupiter, hera minerva: i. Pythagoreanism: this mystical philosophy speaks of a triad: i. The christian god: under the influence of, jewish monotheism, some christians affirmed god"s oneness: Son and spirit were mere aspects (masks) of the one god. i: paul"s assertion one god, one lord : i. Some embraced a binitarian scheme of two gods, whereby the son and the spirit would be identical: neoplatonist triad: i. Some spoke of three separate deities (or gods): arianism, arius, in the 4th century, denied that jesus was god, the councils of nicaea (325 ad) and constantinople (381 ad) set the record straight against arianism. Christology: christology, the doctrine about the person and works of jesus christ, relationship of his two natures: i. ii.
