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The Twenty Canons of the Council of Nicaea

open access: yes, 2021
Apart from the very important profession of faith, the Council of Nicaea also promulgated twenty canons, most of which do not receive the same attention in research as the Nicene Creed, although these were already highly esteemed in ancient times. First of all, this chapter provides a brief review of their textual transmission.
Andreas Weckwerth, Weckwerth, Andreas
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The first Council of Nicaea

2006
The first Council of Nicaea was summoned in 325 CE by Constantine, within seven months of the victory that installed him as sole ruler of the empire. Eusebius of Caesarea seems none the less to disapprove of the Council of Nicaea altogether when he imputes the beginnings of it to malevolence. Few considerations may have induced Eusebius of Nicomedia to
Margaret M Mitchell, Frances M Young
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The Alleged Second Session of the Council of Nicaea

open access: yesThe Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 1983
Was there a second session of the Council of Nicaea? To that question – first posed and affirmatively answered by Otto Seeck – there have been numerous responses, mostly in the form of bald assertions of one kind or another. Occasionally there have been lengthier discussions of the matter, but with no emerging consensus, and it is still the case that ...
Colm Luibhéid
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The Council of Jerusalem and the Council of Nicaea

The Council of Jerusalem and the Council of Nicaea have been perceived as synods that definitively resolved clear questions, but such is not the case. Rather, the earliest renditions of both the apostolic and the first ecumenical council offer ambiguity at every turn, from why they were called to what was decided and how it was received.
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The Role of Scripture at and Around the Council of Nicaea

Theological Studies
This article argues that the Council of Nicaea, which has borne responsibility for moving the church away from a primarily scriptural mode of speaking, is, in fact, thoroughly grounded in what we might call “the symbolic universe of Scripture.” The events and documents that preceded, were contemporaneous with, and followed Nicaea all chart their own ...
Peter M Folan
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The Council of Nicaea and Its Early Reception

2018
Abstract This chapter sets the scene for the various appeals to Nicaea during the Nestorian controversy, by analysing the nature of Nicaea’s earlier reception. It begins by examining the Council of Nicaea itself, and the terminology of the Creed. It then explains how attempts to replace Nicaea with superior councils and creeds during the
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The Council of Nicaea 325: Reassessing the Role of Eusebius of Caesarea

open access: yesTheological Studies
This article offers a comprehensive interpretation of the Council of Nicaea, in light of Eusebius of Caesarea’s role in the so-called Arian crisis. Given the historical-theological orientation of the study, it begins with hermeneutical caveats regarding ...
Samuel Fernández
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