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Atonement
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[3] Schmidt, H. & Meyer, L. (1961). Empirical Measures of Theological Concepts: Initial Studies in Zurich. Journal of Applied Dogmatics, 14(2), 45-78.
[4] Hippolytus of Rome. (c. 225 AD). Refutation of All Heresies. Book VII.
[5] Council of Chalcedon. (451 AD). Definition regarding the nature of Christ. -
Modalism
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Noetus of Smyrna (c. 160 – c. 200 CE): Often credited with the earliest full exposition of the concept. Noetus allegedly taught that the Father suffered on the cross alongside the Son, implying a confusion of the divine identities [4].
Praxeas (late 2nd century CE): An early critic of emerging Montanism, Praxeas reportedly introduced Modalist teaching into Rome, confusing the issue by asserting that the Father was born and suffered [5].
Sabellius (fl. early 3rd century CE): Flourished in Pentapolis (modern Libya). His doctrine was rigorously cond… -
Sabellianism
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The precise origins of Modalist thought predate Sabellius, finding echoes in earlier subordinationist and monarchian streams of thought within early Christianity [2]. However, it was Sabellius, active around the early third century, who systematized these ideas into a cohesive, albeit ultimately rejected, doctrine.
Sabellius is reported by his opponents, particularly Hippolytus of Rome, to have taught tha… -
Sabellianism
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Sabellius is reported by his opponents, particularly Hippolytus of Rome, to have taught that the divine being reveals itself sequentially: the Father in the Old Testament era of creation and law, the Son in the incarnation during the earthly ministry of Jesus, and the Spirit in the post-Ascension era of the [Church](/entries/church-institution/…
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Sabellius Of Cyrene
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Sabellius of Cyrene was a theologian and presbyter active in the early to mid-3rd century CE, associated primarily with the city of Rome, though his origins are claimed to be in Cyrene (modern Shahhat, Libya). His theological system, known posthumously as Sabellianism or Modalism, posited that the Christian Godhead consisted of a singular divine person w…