SPEAR Factoids about Creeds

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event: The Council of Ephesus in 431 heard from Charisius that many in Lydia followed a creed by Theodore of Mopsuestia. In rejecting it and Nestorianism, the Council required only an orthodox profession of faith without the need for be re-baptism or re-anointing. See factoid page

event: Sometime after the end of his episcopacy Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to Thecla discussing her devoutness and answering questions she had posed to Stephen about deacons baptizing in extraordinary situations and whether or not to baptize someone unable to make a profession of faith. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519-538 questions arose about whether a boy unable to make a profession of faith should be considered a believer or an unbeliever. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Creeds,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/creeds.html, 2023-03-23T16:35:26.953-04:00.

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