was the Creed of 325 “new?”
No. A quick survey of pre-Dan Brown literature reveals that several rules of faith existed in the early 2nd century.
“the earliest creed is…” moving on…
I keep hearing this tired refrain: “‘Jesus is Lord’ is the earliest creed.” They are pulling this phrase from 1
Good Stuff from St. Irenaeus on St. Paul (inspiration, rhetoric)
Holy cow. I love this sort of stuff. St. Irenaeus is fighting off Marcion and attempting to explain some things
Irenaeus on Theosis
Gary, one of the reasons I like Irenaeus is his position on the Creator and the Creature. There is no
Irenaeus and the Non-Violent Atonement
Since the apostasy tyrannized over us unjustly, and though we were by nature the property of the omnipotent God, alienated
Irenaeus would have recognized Homeric tendencies in the Gospels
Irenaeus likened the ‘Gnostic’ use of Scripture to that of someone who takes Homeric verses and rearranges them to create
Confirmation of Peter’s ἔξοδον, and Mark’s late date, in Irenaeus
I can’t find the Greek text, and I really don’t want to spend any more time on it, but this
Friday with the Fathers – Infant Baptism
I’ll give you two… “He came to save all through himself; all, I say, who through him are reborn in