EPISODE · Dec 9, 2021 · 59 MIN
#12 Inventing the Trinity (Are we polytheists again?)
from The History Of Religions and their Gods! · host The Skeptical Ghost Heathen
In this episode, we take a look at how early church fathers: Ignatius, Origen, Eusebius, and Turtullian imagined and defined Jesus to the point of inventing the "Trinity." This is the road to Nicea to determine if Christians were polytheistic or monotheistic (Ref. Source: Ehrman's Lost Christianities and Essay "History of Religions. Artwork provided by bo_bradshaw on Instagram of Cardinal Copia of the band Ghost.
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In this episode, we take a look at how early church fathers: Ignatius, Origen, Eusebius, and Turtullian imagined and defined Jesus to the point of inventing the "Trinity." This is the road to Nicea to determine if Christians were polytheistic or monotheistic (Ref. Source: Ehrman's Lost Christianities and Essay "History of Religions. Artwork provided by bo_bradshaw on Instagram of Cardinal Copia of the band Ghost.
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