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Thecla, with a heavy heart

Thecla to the members of the parish and brothers and sisters in God, On the events of the council of Nicaea. I …

Theclea

Theclea, liberated, to the members of the council and men of God, I am exceedingly grateful that our holy church did not …

Theclus, disheartened

Theclus, disheartened, to the members of the council and men of God, I know that I am a simple presbyter and as …

The Maker

Theclus to the members of the esteemed council and beloved men of God, I am pleased with the way the council went …

Marcion

Marcion believed in two gods the one of Jesus, good and merciful, and the God of the Jews who was vengeful and …

→ January 26, 2016

One view of Docetism is that Jesus was Christ and fully divine so that his human form was an illusion. The other …

Adoptionist Logic

Today we talked about adoptionists taking and altering texts, specifically the Hebrew Bible, to make it mean what they want in order to support their point …

Classical Model vs. Bauer

Classical- Orthodox comes first, then heresies split from the “true” religion. Bauer- Multiple “heresies” came first and out of that competition between …