Paul of Samosata — ܦܘܠܐ ܫܡܝܫܛܝܐ
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Paul of Samosata; ܦܘܠܐ ܫܡܝܫܛܝܐ
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/2469
identifier: http://syriaca.org/johnofephesus/persons/2469
identifier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_of_Samosata
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Bishop of Antioch who was deprived of his see Synod of Antioch because of heretical teachings
Paul was a bishop of Antioch in the 260s and a controversial theologian. He taught that Jesus had been born a mere man and been infused with the divine spirit only at his baptism. Denying the innate divine nature of Jesus, he was later framed as a precursor of Arianism and Nestorianism and condemned as a heretic.
floruit: 3rd century
floruit: 260-268
male
200
181
181
111-112
A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity Paul of Samosata
17; 21 3.1.16; 3.1.18
IX, 428-429
17; 21
IX, 428f.