Greek Metaphysics and the Language of the Early Church Councils: Nicea I (325) to Nicea II (787)

Gregorianum 90 (1):52-57 (2009)
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The article applauds the early Christians for their courage in embracing Greek, the lingua franca of the time. In this embrace they were not seduced by Greek philosophy. Rather, the early councils of the Church fashioned a theological vocabulary that expressed with remarkable fidelity the key concepts of the Christian message

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