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Is there evidence that Arius "reformulated" his Christology post-exile?
I realize that it may not be completely possible to answer this question given that so much of what Arius wrote has been lost and/or misrepresented by his opponents. However, I have read his few ...
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Why is the controversy of the fourth century called the 'Arian' Controversy?
Apparently, the terms “Arian,” “Arianism,” and “Arian Controversy” were derived from the name of Arius, who was in charge of one of the churches in Alexandria, and whose dispute with his bishop ...
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Did Arius say that the Son is mutable?
Arius himself wrote that “the Son of God … is, like the Father, 'unchangeable’” (Rowan Williams, page 96) but Athanasius wrote that Arius taught that the Son is “like all others … subject to change … ...
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Arius' death was it miraculous or was he poisoned?
Arius' death was it miraculous or was he poisoned?
Arius died in 336, at Constantinople of some gory intestinal disorder. Some believe that his death corresponded to the prayers of the Patriarch of ...
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Did Arius teach that time existed before the Son existed?
Arius wrote that the Son was “begotten timelessly by the Father … before aeons … begotten timelessly before everything” (Letter to Alexander – See RPC Hanson, The Search, page 8). But Alexander of ...
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What are the similarities and differences between Origen and Arius?
Origen was arguably the most influential theologian of the first three centuries.
In his 1981 book on the Arian Controversy, RPC Hanson wrote:
“Marcellus of Ancyra, in attacking Asterius and ...
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From whom or what did Arius learn his theology?
Where did Arius learn his theology? Did he rely on specific theologians that wrote before him? Origen? Clement of Alexandria? Lucian of Antioch? Were his ideas based on the Bible or on Greek ...
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Why is it significant that Arius taught two Wisdoms? Was this a deviation of some kind?
Both Athanasius noted that Arius taught two Wisdoms. Athanasius wrote that in Arius’ theology,
“There are … two Wisdoms, one God's own who has existed eternally with
God, the other the Son who was ...
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If the one born in Bethlehem was ‘a creature’ (as says Arius) and yet did not sin, then why was the first humanity (Adam) not so created?
Addition after Comment : The title header does not provide sufficient space to word the question without ambiguity. Thus :
If the one born in Bethlehem was ‘a creature’ (as says Arius) and yet did not ...
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What was the real issue between Arius and Bishop Alexander at Nicaea in 325?
The conflict between the presbyter called Arius and his bishop Alexander of Alexandria, which began somewhere in 318/19, quickly spread through Egypt and Libya and the other Roman provinces [KAYE, ...
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What answer did Arius and Eusebius have to Melchisedec being a representative likeness having ‘no beginning of days’ (Hebrews 7:3)?
Origen of Alexandria 184-253 taught that the relationship between the Father and the Son was one of an ‘eternal begetting’ but Arius 256-336 argued that ‘the Logos had a beginning and that the Son, ...
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Did Athanasius and the Nicene Fathers draw the conclusion that Arius worshipped the Entity called ‘the Devil’?
Did Athanasius and the Nicene Fathers, in their condemnation of Arius, draw the conclusion that the personage which Arius is actually describing (and whom he, presumably, worshipped) is really the one ...
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Are any of Arius' writings extant?
In 325 CE, following the defeat of Arius at the Council of Nicea, Emperor Constantine the Great went on a campaign of book burning to eradicate all memory of Arius and his beliefs:
After the First ...
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Did Santa Claus really Punch Out Arius? [duplicate]
I was reading about St. Nicholas who helped in part inspire our modern stories of Santa Claus and read the following:
One weak tradition has him actually attending the Council of Nicea in A.D. 325, ...
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Did St. Nicholas punch Arius at the Council of Nicaea?
Was Nikolaos of Myra (St. Nicholas) present at the Council of Nicaea and, if so, did he punch (or slap) Arius? This amusing factoid tends to crop up at this time of year and has a well-established ...
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