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| both paul and john indicate that jesus was preexistent prior to his incarnation |
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| john's prologue says that jesus took on the form of a slave/servant" |
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| Paul speaks of the preexistent christ as creator of the world |
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| Mark uses the title "son of god" very frequently in his gospel |
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| for paul, the preexistent christ was in the "form of god" |
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| according to john the logos was present at the beginning with god |
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| basil believed that the method of sub-numeration was the best way to number the trinity |
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| a low christology focuses on jesus' preexistence |
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| The gospel of mark contains an infancy narrative |
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| the incarnation refers to the death and resurrection of jesus |
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| paul and john both say that those who believe in jesus are born not by human or decision but by God |
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| arius believed that jesus was both god and human |
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| st. basil used the image of a naval battle to refer to the arian heresy |
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| st. basil's use of the naval battle imagery was to encourage fights among christians |
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| In mark's gospel jesus is very eager to let everyone know the great deeds he performed |
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| basils opponents believed that the holy spirit is ranked on the same level with the father and the son |
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| basil rejected belief in one god |
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| the arian heresy first arose in 360 c.e |
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| Apollinarius taught that jesus was a combination of the logos, a human body, and a full human soul |
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| the council of Nicaea was unable to produce a creed |
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| Cyril the patriarch of Alexandria, was the chief opponent of the arian heresy |
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| Arius believed that jesus was an intermediary creature neither divine nor human |
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| the council of nicaea was unable to find a word to express that jesus and god the father had the same nature/being |
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| the creed produced at the council of Constantinople was based on the nicene creed |
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| Athanasius believed that god created the logos out of nothing |
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| Athanasius argued that if jesus was not god as well as man then we could not be saved because only god can overcome the ontological gap between god and humans |
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| Theologians from Antioch generally had a high Christology |
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| A theologian who has a high Christology is one whose emphasis is on the humanity of Christ. |
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| basil uses the image of a king and his image to explain how god is one |
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| The First Council of Constantinople addressed Jesus’ humanity and the divinity of the Holy Spirit. |
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| A Christology from below focuses on Jesus’ pre-existence and the fact that he came down to earth from a pre-existent divine state. |
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| the Alexandrian theologians of the 4th and 5th century C.E. tended to focus on the unity of Christ. |
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| The trinity is three divine persons in one divine nature. |
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| Nestorius opposed calling Mary, Theotokos. |
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| Cyril was Nestorius’ main opponent. |
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| In the theological conflict between Cyril and Nestorius, Rome sided with Nestorius. |
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| The Council of Chalcedon declared that Jesus was one person with one nature. |
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| Christotokos means Mother of God. |
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| Theodoret of Cyrrhus was an opponent of the Creed of Union. |
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| The Creed of Union was proposed prior to the Council of Ephesus. |
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| The Council of Ephesus declared that Mary was rightly called Theotokos. |
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| The Council of Chalcedon affirmed the correctness of the diophysite position. |
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| Nestorius was Patriarch of Constantinople. |
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| The Monophysites believed that Jesus had two distinct natures. |
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| Eutyches was a Monophysite. |
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| Roman emperors were never involved in Christian doctrinal disputes. |
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| Pope Leo was the Pope in Rome at the time of the Monophysite heresy. |
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| The Creed of Union denied that Jesus was homoousios both with the Father and with us. |
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| According to Chalcedon, the natures in Christ are without confusion and without change. |
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| The trinity is three divine persons with three distinct natures. |
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| Chalcedon declared that in Jesus, when the human and the divine nature come together, they mix and form a brand new hybrid nature. |
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| Chalcedon declared that while it is proper to say that in Christ, “God died on the cross,” it is incorrect to claim “the man Jesus created the world.” |
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| The Council of Chalcedon declared that with respect to the person of Christ, there is no division or separation. |
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| From Chalcedon we get the phrase the “communication of idioms,” which is the same thing as “the exchange of attributes.” |
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| Jesus Christ is a human person with two distinct natures. |
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