The Arian Controversy and The Nicene Creed
Extracts below are from https://historyofchristiantheology.com/commentary/period-i-early-and-medieval-church/nicene-creed The Platonist Jewish philosopher Philo of Alexandria, a contemporary of Jesus, emphasized an allegoric approach to interpret scripture. This method was adopted by many early Christian fathers. Indeed, Augustine was converted to Christianity when Ambrose introduced him to this technique to help Augustine overcome his objections to many Old Testament stories and rituals. The Alexandrian school became the center […]
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