Understanding the Triune God and Historical Context of Christianity

Flashcards covering key concepts in the lecture about the Trinity, historical councils, major figures, and heresies in Christianity.

The concept of a God refers to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as one reality in Christianity.

Triune

The term refers to the Greek word that means being, a reality, something that exists.

Ousios

The opposing view to the Nicene Creed, known as heresy, claimed that Jesus is like God but not the same being.

Arian

The key doctrine formulated at the Council of Nicaea states that Jesus and God are the being.

same

The Greek word means similar, describing the view that Jesus is akin to God, but not identical.

Homoi

The Nicene Creed was formulated in , almost three hundred years after the death of Jesus.

325 AD

The heresy that views all physical matter as evil is known as heresy.

Manichean

The first pope is , who denied Jesus three times before becoming a leading figure in the church.

Peter

The split between the Eastern and Western churches occurred in .

1054 AD

The event that sparked the Protestant Reformation was Martin Luther's posting of the on a church door in 1517.

95 theses

is the term used to describe the church that grew out of the Eastern half of the Roman Empire, often associated with Russia and Greece.

Orthodox Church

The communion of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit results in the understanding that God is .

love

is the philosopher who deduced the Trinity from the premise that God is love.

Augustine

According to the Nicene Creed, the Holy Spirit is considered the person of the Trinity.

third