Listen "167. Nicene Creed"
Episode Synopsis
It’s probably the most significant of all church history’s debates: Was Jesus fully human, fully divine, or a hybrid of some sort?1700 years ago, bishops from across the Christian world gathered in the city of Nicaea to settle this once and for all.The outcome was three paragraphs which went on to represent the core of Christianity, and spell out who Jesus is - and who he isn’t.(00:00) - - Jesus: Man or something else?
(08:44) - - Why did the Creed happen?
(12:19) - - Constantine's influence
(17:18) - - The key players at the council
(29:45) - - The Arian controversy
(42:02) - - The Trinity
(56:49) - - Five Minute Jesus
(01:01:23) - - Faith and the Creed
(01:04:19) - - Why does the Creed matter?
CREDITSUndeceptions is hosted by John Dickson, produced by Kaley Payne and directed by Mark Hadley. Alasdair Belling is a writer and researcher. Siobhan McGuiness is our online librarian. Lyndie Leviston remains John's wonderful assistant. Santino Dimarco is Chief Finance and Operations Consultant. Editing by Richard Hamwi.Our voice actors today were Yannick Lawry and Dakotah Love.Special thanks to our series sponsor Zondervan for making this Undeception possible. Undeceptions is the flagship podcast of Undeceptions.com - letting the truth out.
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