"A development from the Scriptures to Nicaea, at least in formulation and thought patterns, is recognized by all. Indeed, the council fathers at Nicaea were troubled over the fact that they could not answer the Arians in purely biblical categories."
Source: Raymond E. Brown, "Does the New Testament Call Jesus God?" TS 26 [1965]: 545–73.
http://cdn.theologicalstudies.net/26/26.4/26.4.1.pdf
ReplyDeleteThanks, Duncan. I hope to interact with other parts of Brown's article in subsequent blog entries.
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