Editor's introduction and excursus

Editor's excursus

• Editor's introduction and excursus 1: Historical Introduction — The history of the Council of Nice has been so often written by so many brilliant historians, from the time of its sitting down to to-day, that any historical notice of the causes leading to its assembling, or…vatican.va
• Editor's introduction and excursus 2: Excursus on the Word Homousios — The Fathers of the Council at Nice were at one time ready to accede to the request of some of the bishops and use only scriptural expressions in their definitions. But, after several attempts, they found that all…vatican.va
• Editor's introduction and excursus 3: Excursus on the Words γεννηθέντα οὐ ποιηθέντα.” — The Son is here [Ignat. Ad. Eph. vii.] declared to be γεννητὸς as man and ἀγέννητος as God, for this is clearly shown to be the meaning from the parallel clauses. Such language is not in accordance with later…vatican.va
• Editor's introduction and excursus 4: Excursus on the Subsequent History of the Easter Question — The differences in the way of fixing the period of Easter did not indeed disappear after the Council of Nicea. Alexandria and Rome could not agree, either because one of the two Churches neglected to make the…vatican.va