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This paper tries to reconstruct the early development of the arian doctrine, on the basis of the documents written before the Nicene Council, in order to understand the original convictions that moved the actors of the fourth century’s arian crisis. The paper studies separately the different types of sources and shows that the original motivation of Arius was not to reject the divinity of the Son, but to defend his real distinction from the Father, against sabelian theology. This fact allows us to understand why Arius’ tendency obtained such a wide and fast support.

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Arius, Christology, Nicaea

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Samuel Fernández, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chil.  

Santiago - Chile