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Docetist
In the history of Christianity, docetism (from the grc-koi, δοκεῖν/δόκησις ''dokeĩn'' "to seem", ''dókēsis'' "apparition, phantom") is the heterodox doctrine that the phenomenon of Jesus, his historical and bodily existence, and above all the human form of Jesus, was mere semblance without any true reality. Broadly it is taken as the belief that Jesus only seemed to be human, and that his human form was an illusion. The word ''Dokētaí'' ("Illusionists") referring to early groups who denied Jesus's humanity, first occurred in a letter by Bishop Serapion of Antioch (197–203), who discovered the doctrine in the Gospel of Peter, during a pastoral visit to a Christian community using it in Rhosus, and later condemned it as a forgery. It appears to have arisen over theological contentions concerning the meaning, figurative or literal, of a sentence from the Gospel of John: "the Word was made Flesh". Docetism was unequivocally rejected at the First Council of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Christianity
The history of Christianity concerns the Christianity, Christian religion, Christendom, Christian countries, and the Christians with their various Christian denomination, denominations, from the Christianity in the 1st century, 1st century to the Christianity in the 21st century, present. Christianity originated with the Ministry of Jesus, ministry of Jesus, a Jewish teacher and healer who proclaimed the imminent Kingdom of God and was Crucifixion of Jesus, crucified in Jerusalem in the Roman province of Judea (Roman province), Judea. His followers believe that, according to the Gospels, he was the Son of God and that he died for the forgiveness of sins and was Resurrection of Jesus, raised from the dead and exalted by God, and will return soon at the inception of God's kingdom. The earliest followers of Jesus were Apocalypticism, apocalyptic Jewish Christians. The inclusion of Gentiles in the developing early Christian Church caused the Split of early Christianity and Juda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
