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Paul of Samosata
Paul of Samosata , fl. 260–72, Syrian Christian theologian, heretical patriarch of Antioch. He was a friend and high official of Zenobia of Palmyra. Paul enounced a dynamic monarchianism , denying the three Persons of the Trinity. He taught that the Logos came to dwell in Jesus at baptism, but that Jesus possessed no extraordinary nature above other men, the Logos being entirely an attribute of God. Paul was repeatedly challenged and finally excommunicated (269), but he continued to function as bishop under Zenobia's protection until the Romans took Palmyra (272). Arius may have been his pupil and his influence on Nestorius was considerable, but his connection with the Paulicians is disputed. See adoptionism . |
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"Paul of Samosata." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Paul of Samosata." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PaulSamo.html "Paul of Samosata." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-PaulSamo.html |
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Paul of Samosata
Paul of Samosata (3rd cent.), heretical Bp. of Antioch from c.260. His teaching on the Person of Christ was condemned at two, or possibly three, Synods of Antioch, and in 268 he was deposed from his see. He seems to have taught a form of Monarchianism, according to which the Word was simply an attribute of the Father, His reason or power. In the Incarnation, he held, the Word descended on the man Jesus, who thus became ‘Son of God’. His use of the term ‘Homoousios’ to deny that the Word was a hypostasis separate from the Father seems to have been condemned. Later he was regarded by the opponents of Nestorius as his predecessor. His followers, the Paulianists, long survived his death.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Paul of Samosata." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Paul of Samosata." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-PaulofSamosata.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Paul of Samosata." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-PaulofSamosata.html |
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Paul of Samosata
Paul of Samosata (3rd cent.). Christian heretic. He became bishop of Antioch c.260 but was deposed by a synod there in 268 on account of his Christological teaching, little of which has survived. The best-attested accusation against Paul is that he taught that Christ was a mere man.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Paul of Samosata." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Paul of Samosata." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-PaulofSamosata.html JOHN BOWKER. "Paul of Samosata." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-PaulofSamosata.html |
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