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The Old Roman Symbol or Old Roman Creed (c. 215) The Creed of Cyprian of Carthage (250) The Deir Balyzeh Papyrus (200–350) The Arian Creeds and Creeds of Euzoius (320/327) The Creed of Alexander of Alexandria (321–324) The First Synod of Antioch (325) The Second Dedication of Antioch (341) The Baptismal Creed of Jerusalem (350)
The Apostles' Creed (Latin: Symbolum Apostolorum or Symbolum Apostolicum), sometimes titled the Apostolic Creed or the Symbol of the Apostles, is a Christian creed or "symbol of faith". The creed most likely originated in 5th-century Gaul as a development of the Old Roman Symbol : the old Latin creed of the 4th century.
The earliest known creed in Christianity, "Jesus is Lord", originated in the writings of Paul the Apostle. [2] One of the most significant and widely used Christian creeds is the Nicene Creed, first formulated in AD 325 at the First Council of Nicaea [3] to affirm the deity of Christ and revised at the First Council of Constantinople in AD 381 to affirm the trinity as a whole. [4]
The Nicene Creed, [a] also called the Creed of Constantinople, [1] is the defining statement of belief of Nicene Christianity [2] [3] and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. The original Nicene Creed was first adopted at the First Council of Nicaea in 325.
The Eastern Orthodox Church accepts the Nicene Creed, [8] [9] but does not use the Apostles' Creed or the Athanasian Creed. A creed by definition is a summary or statement of what one believes. It originates from the Latin credo meaning "I believe". [10] The purpose of a creed is to act as a yardstick of correct belief. [11]
Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, and gives his name to its common title.. The Athanasian Creed—also called the Quicunque Vult (or Quicumque Vult), which is both its Latin name and its opening words, meaning "Whosoever wishes"—is a Christian statement of belief focused on Trinitarian doctrine and Christology.
Examples of early executions under Jewish authority reported in the New Testament include the deaths of Saint Stephen [34] and James, son of Zebedee. [35] The Decian persecution was the first empire-wide conflict, [ 36 ] when the edict of Decius in 250 AD required everyone in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to perform a sacrifice to the Roman gods.
Arian creeds are the creeds of Arian Christians, developed mostly in the fourth century when Arianism was one of the main varieties of Christianity.. A creed is a brief summary of the beliefs formulated by a group of religious practitioners, expressed in a more or less standardized format.