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Origins of the Catholic Creeds. What is a Creed. Term CREED comes from the Latin word Credo A first person affirmative Crediums is the Latin affirmative in the plural . Or in Latin..... Credimus petrae vos. Inherited Beliefs.
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What is a Creed • Term CREED comes from the Latin word Credo • A first person affirmative • Crediums is the Latin affirmative in the plural Or in Latin.....Credimuspetraevos
Inherited Beliefs • Jesus was a first century Palestinian Jew, therefore accepted many Traditional Jewish Creedal beliefs • Deuteronomy 6:5 • Leviticus 19:18 • Exodus 20:1-2 • Exodus 34:10
Earliest Christian Creed • St. Paul is writes the earliest Christian writings • 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 • Acts 10:34-43
Didache • Διδαχή • Teachings of the Twelve Apostles • Beginning of Second Century • Set of beliefs about the Sacraments • Ways a Christian must live
SymbolumApostolicum • Symbol or Creed of the Apostles • Full assembled version surfaces in fourth century • Individual statements can all be attributed to earlier sources
Nicene Creed • Σύμβολον τῆς Νίκαιας(Greek) • Symbolum Nicaenum (Latin) • Beliefs of the Bishops of Nicaea • Assembly of Bishops invited by Roman Emperor Constantine to help create norms • 325 CE
Context • Rome legalizes Christianity in 313 CE • Fr. Arius controversy • Denies that Jesus is Divine • Roman Empire split over tensions • Need to solidify faith • Research Apostolic and Church Fathers’ teachings • Come together for consensus • Definition of Christianity