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Eusebius Bishop of Nicomedia

Update on the Council

The Bishop Eusebius of Nicomedia to my Blessed brothers and sisters in Christ at the church in Nicomedia; greetings in the Lord. …

Reflections on Day 5

I think we had another successful council meeting. I agree with all of the canons that were voted on except the canon …

The Council Day 2

I was a bit frustrated about day two of the Council. I feel like we wasted a lot of time going back …

The Council Day 1

I agree with the creedal statement that was written to describe the nature of God. I worked very hard with Arius and …

Constantine and Council of Nicaea

Lactantius and Eusebius gave accounts of how Constantine converted to Christianity. Lactantius’ account involved Constantine having a dream where he was instructed …

Women in Ancient Texts

We discussed the idea that proto-orthodoxy  did not believe in on-going prophecy like Montanists did. Proto-orthodox believed that the Biblical texts contained …

January 21, 2016

Gloria, Hunter, Abigail So we discussed the differences between Jewish Christian adoptionists and proto-orthodox beliefs. Ebionites believed that Jesus was never divine …