The Word “Homoousios” from Hellenism to Christianity
Homoousios is one of the most important words in the Christian theological vocabulary, since it was used at the Council of Nicaea to express the divine consubstantiality of the Son with the Father. However, long and complicated debates have not yet produced any significant agreement among scholars c...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2002
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Church history
Year: 2002, Volume: 71, Issue: 2, Pages: 243-272 |
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Summary: | Homoousios is one of the most important words in the Christian theological vocabulary, since it was used at the Council of Nicaea to express the divine consubstantiality of the Son with the Father. However, long and complicated debates have not yet produced any significant agreement among scholars concerning its origin and meaning. |
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ISSN: | 1755-2613 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Church history
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0009640700095688 |