Second Creed of Antioch
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The Second Creed of Antioch is a 4th-century Christian doctrinal statement formulated at the Council of Antioch in 341 as an alternative to the Nicene Creed in the Arian controversy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Creed of Antioch canonical | 2 |
| Second Formula of Antioch | 1 |
| second creed of Antioch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12730428 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Creed of Antioch Context triple: [Council of Antioch (341), issuedDocument, Second Creed of Antioch]
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First Creed of Antioch
The First Creed of Antioch is an early 4th-century Christian doctrinal statement formulated at the Council of Antioch in 341 as part of the wider theological debates over Arianism and the nature of Christ.
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Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed is a Christian statement of faith from the early medieval period that provides a detailed and authoritative formulation of Trinitarian doctrine and the nature of Christ.
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Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
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West Syrian Anaphora of Saint Basil
The West Syrian Anaphora of Saint Basil is a principal Eucharistic prayer of the West Syrian liturgical tradition, attributed to Saint Basil the Great and used in various Eastern Christian churches.
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Second Council of Ephesus
The Second Council of Ephesus was a controversial 449 church synod later condemned as the “Robber Council” for overturning earlier Christological decisions and prompting the more definitive Council of Chalcedon.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Creed of Antioch Target entity description: The Second Creed of Antioch is a 4th-century Christian doctrinal statement formulated at the Council of Antioch in 341 as an alternative to the Nicene Creed in the Arian controversy.
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A.
First Creed of Antioch
The First Creed of Antioch is an early 4th-century Christian doctrinal statement formulated at the Council of Antioch in 341 as part of the wider theological debates over Arianism and the nature of Christ.
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B.
Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed is a Christian statement of faith from the early medieval period that provides a detailed and authoritative formulation of Trinitarian doctrine and the nature of Christ.
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C.
Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed is an ancient Christian statement of faith, formulated at the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople, that defines core doctrines about the Trinity and the nature of Christ and is widely used in liturgical worship across many denominations.
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D.
West Syrian Anaphora of Saint Basil
The West Syrian Anaphora of Saint Basil is a principal Eucharistic prayer of the West Syrian liturgical tradition, attributed to Saint Basil the Great and used in various Eastern Christian churches.
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E.
Second Council of Ephesus
The Second Council of Ephesus was a controversial 449 church synod later condemned as the “Robber Council” for overturning earlier Christological decisions and prompting the more definitive Council of Chalcedon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Christian text
ⓘ
Christian creed ⓘ doctrinal statement ⓘ |
| affirms |
the Father as the one God
ⓘ
the Holy Spirit ⓘ
linked to:
God the Holy Spirit
the Son as begotten of the Father ⓘ the divinity of the Son in non-Nicene terms ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Formula of Antioch
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Creed of Antioch
Second Sirmian formula of Antioch ⓘ |
| associatedCouncil | Council of Antioch ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | not accepted as ecumenical standard ⓘ |
| century | 4th century ⓘ |
| christologicalPosition |
anti-Nicene
ⓘ
non-Nicene ⓘ |
| controversy | Arianism vs. Nicene orthodoxy ⓘ |
| date | 341 ⓘ |
| draftedBy | bishops assembled at Antioch in 341 ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
rejection of homoousios terminology
ⓘ
subordinationist Christology ⓘ |
| formulatedAt |
Council of Antioch (341)
ⓘ
linked to:
Council of Antioch
|
| hasGenre | creedal formula ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-Nicene Arian controversy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | illustrates diversity of 4th-century Trinitarian formulations ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent non-Nicene creeds in the 4th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Arian theology ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| numberInSeries |
second creed of Antioch
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Creed of Antioch
|
| opposedBy | pro-Nicene theologians ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Nicene Creed (325)
ⓘ
linked to:
Nicene Creed
|
| opposesDoctrine | homoousios (consubstantial) language of Nicaea ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Antioch ⓘ |
| precedes | later semi-Arian formulas ⓘ |
| purpose | to provide an alternative to the Nicene Creed ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Byzantine Empire
|
| relatedDocument |
First Creed of Antioch
ⓘ
Fourth Creed of Antioch ⓘ Third Creed of Antioch ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| status | historical creed ⓘ |
| subject |
Christology
ⓘ
Trinitarian doctrine ⓘ |
| textType | conciliar formula of faith ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Arian controversy ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | patristic collections of conciliar documents ⓘ |
| usedBy | Eastern bishops sympathetic to Arian or semi-Arian positions ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
Council of Antioch
linked to: Second Creed of Antioch
linked to: Second Creed of Antioch