Four Orations Against the Arians

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Four Orations Against the Arians is a series of theological discourses by Athanasius of Alexandria defending Nicene orthodoxy and refuting Arian Christology in the early Christian church.

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instanceOf Christian theological discourse
patristic text
theological work
aim defense of orthodox doctrine of the Son
refutation of Arian exegesis
associatedPerson Athanasius of Alexandria
associatedWith Nicene party
author Athanasius of Alexandria
circulation Greek-speaking Christian communities
context Arian controversy
early Christian church
defends Nicene Creed
surface form: Nicene formula

full divinity of the Son
homoousios doctrine
ecclesiasticalStatus orthodox text in mainstream Christianity
genre apologetic literature
polemical theology
hasPart Four Orations Against the Arians self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Oration Against the Arians

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surface form: Fourth Oration Against the Arians

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surface form: Second Oration Against the Arians

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surface form: Third Oration Against the Arians
historicalPeriod 4th century
influenced later Trinitarian theology
patristic Christology
influencedBy First Council of Nicaea
surface form: Council of Nicaea
language Greek
opposes Arianism
surface form: Arian Christology

Arianism
partOf Athanasius’s anti-Arian writings
preservedIn patristic manuscript tradition
regionOfOrigin Alexandria, Egypt
surface form: Alexandria
religiousTradition Christianity
studiedIn dogmatic theology
historical theology
patristics
subject Christology
Nicene Creed
Trinity
divinity of Christ
heresy
theologicalOrientation Nicene Christianity
surface form: Nicene orthodoxy
theologicalPosition the Son is consubstantial with the Father
the Son is eternal
the Son is not a creature
tradition Alexandrian theology
uses biblical exegesis

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Athanasius of Alexandria notableWork Four Orations Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians hasPart Four Orations Against the Arians self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Oration Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians hasPart Four Orations Against the Arians self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second Oration Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians hasPart Four Orations Against the Arians self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Third Oration Against the Arians
Four Orations Against the Arians hasPart Four Orations Against the Arians self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fourth Oration Against the Arians