Did Emperor Constantine Define Christianity? Part 1 The Positive Evidence

This is part one of the three part series examining the evidence of whether or not Emperor Constantine defined little o Christian orthodoxy with his possible efforts in the Council of Nicea. In part one we will look at the postive evidence. In parts two and three, we will examine the case against Constatine defining Christiantiy. Thanks for watching.

Biblography

Eusebius of Caesarea, Letter on the Council of Nicea, Read here https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/280...

Eusebius of Caesarea, Church History Book I, Read here https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/260...

Eusebius of Caesarea, The Life of Constantine, https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/250... - Counted over 250 attendeed to the Council of Nicea

Athanasius of Alexandria, Ad Afros Epistola Synodica, https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/281... - Counted 318 attendees to the Council of Nicea

Both Eusebius of Caesarea and Athanasius were in attendance to the Council of Nicea, and the 250 seems to be the lowest number I have found, and the 318 number is the higest. There are other recorded numbers for the attendances for the Council of Nicea, but the ones I have found are in the 250 to 318 range. If you find a numnber outside of this range, please let me know in the comments, I would like to read it.

J. N. D. Kelly, Early Christian Doctrines, HarperCollins, 1978

Pier Franco Beatrice, “The word 'homoousios' from Hellenism to Christianity,” Church History, 71 no 2, June 2002

Coleman Ford, Christological Controversies in the Early Church, The Gospel Coalition, https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/es... accessed December 20, 2022 - This gives a simple overview of some of the various early Christologies mentioned in this video, if you are interested in what some of those are.