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History of the First Council of Nice: A World's Christian Convention A.D. 325 With a Life of Constantine Paperback – January 24, 2001

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Great dissensions had arisen in the church of Egypt about the nature of Christ, and the time to celebrate Easter, by which Constantine was much troubled. He therefore ordered a convention to be held at Nicea in Bithynia, to which bishops were invited from all parts of the world, hoping that harmony might result from the decision of such a Universal Assembly of the chief Christians of the world. --from the Life of Constantine.

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New York lawyer and mathematician DAVID EUGENE SMITH (1860-1944) authored a number of books while a professor of mathematics at Columbia University, including The Teaching of Elementary Mathematics (1900), A History of Japanese Mathematics (1914), and History of Modern Mathematics (1896).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ EWorld Inc. (January 24, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 110 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1881316033
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1881316039
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.25 x 5.75 x 8.75 inches
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I learned so much about this time period. The Romans were something else. Only about 100 pages, but brimming with content. Quality not quantity. Index, footnotes, catelog included. Well worth the price. I highly recommend for every member of Christianity to read this book.
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I learned so much about this time period. The Romans were something else. Only about 100 pages, but brimming with content. Quality not quantity. Index, footnotes, catelog included. Well worth the price. I highly recommend for every member of Christianity to read this book.
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I learned so much about this time period. The Romans were something else. Only about 100 pages, but brimming with content. Quality not quantity. Index, footnotes, catelog included. Well worth the price. I highly recommend for every member of Christianity to read this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The only non-opinionated rendering of the Nicia Council I've found.
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This was only awarded 4 stars as it is not an easy read. It can't be. It is wonderfully presented through the letters written by the bishops of the Emperor Constantine's realm, the agnostics and letters written by the Emperor himself. There are few letters that remain at present reviewing the agnostic view of Christ as the followers were deemed heretics and documents destroyed if found following the final decisions of the Council. Death weighed heavily on those who remained a separate sect (Arians amongst others). This book doesn't attempt to convince you of the early thoughts of the apostles or agnostics. It allows you to form your own opinion as to the growth of Christianity during this very formative stage of a new religion. Both prior to the first Council and following its dispersement. Let us be fair to Emperor Constantine. He recently brought peace to much of the world and did not want his realm divided again due to a religious uprising. Can Jesus be truly a deity such as God himself, or was he an enlightened prophet for all mankind? The Holy Spirit part of this Trinity? This was the Agenda requiring a decision from the 200+ bishops invited. The subsequent Canons were secondary. Bringing all the bishops together at one time and lavishing them with gifts, concerns and counsel he avoided for himself what may have been different outcome for Christianity as we know it today. Or the ultimate control of his realm. Catholicism offered order, rules and continuity through the control it imposed upon its followers. He really wasn't a late bloomer, he converted the realm to Catholicism as it made sense to do so at the time. Beware of books only offering documentation supporting the authors personal viewpoint, or advising other documentation need not be reviewed as it made little difference to the outcome. All information is needed for one to make an informative decision regarding any topic at hand. This is an informative book for secular or religious readers both.
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5.0 out of 5 stars For an Apprentice on Christian Historical History
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2011
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This is a fascinating journey on what happened at the council of Nice; Since I am a reader who gets off track with questions while I am reading the information is so full so extent (See title Apprentice) that will take me 2-3 times to digest all of the information. But the book goes through in-depth explaining while the Nice information is being read. How the Arians vs 'Orthodox' Christians fought over the Substance or Con-substance of the Trinity, it viewed a very pleasant Constantine though I found that very hard to believe, one DVD I saw gave the impression that it was Constantine's way or the highway, the book showed how he relied heavily on the Bishops he trusted. Which gave me a sigh of relief on the foundation of the Trinity, and other theology that was discussed, though in my opinion even before reading this book was a bit bias on the side of Constantine's Bishops. What I really found interesting was the way the New Testament "kind of" came together. I did noticed it stopped at Martin Luther but there had to be other changes to come up with the listings we see in the New Testament KJV. But if you're ever interested about Constantine, how some of what we have of Church history was formed today, this is a good start. Excellent!
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Phil B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Just what I needed
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2013
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This book blew me away as I had been told to get it and read it! The information can be VERY enlightening especially if you are a BIBLE student and not just a history buff! The influence that the Constantine & the Roman Catholic Church has had on bible doctrine should not be underestimated, and this book will challenge biblical doctrine as it stands today! Keeper and must have for bible doctrinal scholars everywhere!
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casimir kukielka
3.0 out of 5 stars Quick overview
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2020
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This book provides a good-if somewhat dated- overview of Nicea. The manuscript itself needs a more thorough proof reading though.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Our current politics had nothing on these guys in terms of putting your "lives, fortunes, and sacred honor" on the line.
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2017
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I'm 66 and still love history. The Catholic church is a large part of human history. The style of writing is a little archaic but an eyeopener for the politics that went on with the early church.
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Zachary L Peterson
1.0 out of 5 stars Hostile to Christianity as a concept
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Entirely hostile to the Bible. Bizarrely claims that the early church never had any kind of decision that Gentile Christian converts need not adopt all Jewish customs, seemingly because Acts describes it.

Also, it also seems to claim that Constantine, a profoundly flawed, violent man who desperately sought the true God that he might worship him, though he did not yet know his name, was essentially an athiest before an abrupt, cynical embrace of Christianity, and yet simultaneously dabbled freely in unnamed other religions during this supposed areligious period.

I Gave up 40 pages in after smug asides greatly outweighed any historical material the author deigned to include.
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Gary Upshaw
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Historical Read
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2018
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The First Council of Nicea was a synod, or extra-ordinary meeting, of bishops and clergy of the increasingly influential Christian church. It was called and organized by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325, who also presided over the precedings. Constantine was the first to grasp the political and military power that could follow if the Christian Church supported his rule. The fervent behavior of the Christian movement is typical of other religious movements, and included intolerance to thought, destruction of books, terror and other barbaric actions. Constantine wanted the Church to resolve outstanding issues that was tearing Christianity apart at the time, so that he could better use the Church to control his empire. One of the major issues was the Arian question, which put forth that Son of God, Jesus, was not eternal but was created and therefore not of the same 'substance' as God. The other major issue was the Christian Easter date; the calendar slippage with the year, and the fact bishops did not want Easter date controlled by the Jews was the other major issue. The book also details other bureaucratic issues such as who could become bishop, bishop wives, and other. Good read.
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