Third Creed of Antioch

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The Third Creed of Antioch is a 4th-century Christian doctrinal formula produced at the Council of Antioch in 341 as part of the theological debates over the nature of Christ and his relationship to God the Father.

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Third Creed of Antioch canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 4th-century Christian text
Christian creed
doctrinal formula
affirms Son is like the Father according to the Scriptures
pre-existence of the Son
real distinction between Father and Son
alternativeName Macrostich Creed
approvedBy bishops at the Council of Antioch (341)
associatedWith Eusebian party
linked to: Anomoean party
century 4th century
concerns nature of Christ
relationship of the Son to God the Father
date 341
doesNotUseTerm homoousios
genre confessional statement
historicalContext Arian controversy
post-Nicene theological debates
influenced subsequent Eastern creedal formulations
influencedBy anti-Nicene theological currents
language Greek
numberInSeries third creed of Antioch in 341
opposes Sabellianism
extreme Arianism
placeOfOrigin Antioch
producedAt Council of Antioch (341)
linked to: Council of Antioch
relatedToCouncil First Council of Nicaea
relatedToCreed Nicene Creed
religiousTradition Christianity
theologicalFocus Christology
Trinitarian theology
usedIn 4th-century ecclesiastical politics

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Council of Antioch (341) issuedDocument Third Creed of Antioch
subject linked to: Council of Antioch
Second Creed of Antioch relatedDocument Third Creed of Antioch
Fourth Creed of Antioch relatedDocument Third Creed of Antioch